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Early morning light on the walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia and its small harbor. Things we have learned along the way As we are taking time out of our world tour to spend time with a family member who is approaching the end of his life, we also have time to reflect on the things we have [...] 
Korčula, Croatia, lit by the early morning light. We keep extending our stay in Korčula. We’d arrived on this island intending to camp here, a brief stop. We drove through several uninspiring campgrounds and found the first one, close to the ferry, to be the best. We had picked up some inexpensive camping gear before [...]
The girls sitting on the walls of Dubrovnik It’s interesting spending so much time together, the four of us in close quarters. At home, naturally, there are so many other distractions, different directions. School and work take us away from the home, friends offer other company. Even chores involve different spaces. Gardening and cleaning [...] Click Here to listen to the jackals’ song The hills of the Pelješac peninsula, home of golden jackals There are jackals here on the Pelješac. Each night they sing, sometimes very close to the house, on the hills above town. Their song is more of a true howl than our coyotes back home, whose voices rise [...]
Bartulović Winery, Pelješac Peninsula, Croatia We sought wine yesterday, and our day was charmed. The wine industry in Croatia is flourishing. Here on the Pelješac Peninsula there are vines everywhere, with workers tending them. Ancient and twisted vines, newly planted shoots, bright green grape leaves on hillsides and terraces, contrasting the dark green of forests [...]
The medieval city walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia We walked the walls of Dubrovnik, following the flow of tourist making the way counter-clockwise around fortress walls encircling the old city in a complete circle. The sun in the clear blue sky illuminated the water and shone orange and red off the rooftops. I shot hundreds of [...]
Dubrovnik walls and harbor Dubrovnik’s thick walls of stone rise from the water, heavy and stalwart, topped with ramparts and arrow keyholes. The sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating the grey rock of this medieval fortress. Boats loll easily in the harbor, protected and waiting. The city starts to wake, tables are straightened and tended, [...] |
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