Before I start, I must confess that I am doing this blog on the 19/8. Since we left Dubrovnik, we have had some issues with power, so I have not been able to keep up daily. Our first job this morning was to recover Heathers glasses from the bottom of the River. We called for volunteers, but everyone stepped backwards except for Stuart, Ray,Ray and myself. They obviously had seen what effect the water had on Ray,Ray so they thought the better of it. (Ray,Ray coul...

Today we are leaving for Dubrovnik, which is known as the Pearl of the Adriatic. A rich and powerful city state until 1806, the proud city once known as Ragusa has a population of over 120,000. Structural damage suffered during the siege of 1991 and 1992, at the hands of the Yugoslav People's Army, has been repaired and visitors once again flock to this tranquil place. The trip was expected to be around 6 1/2 hours so we needed to be gone by about 8.30. I slept ...