Lady N

Last night felt like one of the worst nights sleep ever.  There were so many strange noises, and the boat rubbing against the fenders (at least I think that's what was happening), sounded like a trumpeting noise right inside the cabin.  I'm sharing with Kate, and she too didn't sleep much and we were both tossing and turning, probably making it worse for the other.  On top of that, there were mozzies coming in through the tiny window, buzzing around us.  One even got underneath my bed cover!  OMFG!

The name of our boat is "Lady N" (for Nina?).

And then this morning at around 6.30, I was well and truly wide awake, so I figured I may as well get up.  I tried to make as little noise as possible and had a shower (interesting experience in a tiny confined space and trying to use as little water as possible).  Then I simply left everyone else asleep on the boat and went for a walk.  I walked along where they collect the salt from the water.  When I got back to the boat I got myself some breakfast and then eventually everyone else got up.

I then had to go get an espresso and so I went to the nearest cafe, ordered an espresso, and then a cappuccino and skyped Todd.  After that I went for a walk along the great wall where I met up with Amy, Dee and Matt.  We spent a bit of time watching a video about the history of Ston too.

By 11.00 we were all on the boat again and off we sailed.  And pretty much we have done nothing.  For part of the day I lay on the front of the Catamaran and caught some rays.  Chatted to the others.  Then we had lunch, and Nico had a go at us (the crew), for having gone shopping and not purchased olive oil and salt.  Good point.  We stopped for a swim at a beautiful secluded beach.  It was gorgeous.  So pretty.  I felt like it was a site from the movie 'The Beach'.  Then we sailed for quite a while and stopped again for another swim, where even Nico got in the water this time.  At this anchor, we stayed for quite some time and we were all chatting on the boat.  It was lovely.  This is the life.

From there we sailed to Polace.  I got off the boat pretty quickly and took off up into the National Park.  After quite a way up the road I saw this gravel road that if I tripped and broke a leg, no-one would have found me till God knows when, but I was determined to get down to the shore, as I knew this is where it would lead.  I walked down, and through the trees I could peak at the crystal clear blue water.  But I was well and truly horrified by what I saw when I got to the waters edge.  The water had washed up what rubbish ends up in the sea, and there was just all these bits of plastic underneath my feet.  It was awful.  Little bits of everything, just so much awful plastic.  This is a beautiful piece of the world, and as I was walking down I was so excited to have this place to myself, instead, I was disgusted by what I saw.  I was then reminded of a documentary I saw or it might have been a YouTube video about how much plastic ends up in the sea, and then the fish ingest it, and all sorts of implications there on in.  People, you MUST RECYCLE.  It is so god-damned important.  And don't be so bloody wasteful either!

I hiked back up the trail, then down the hill I had come up, to get back to the boat.  After everyone was back at the boat we all went to the restaurant for dinner.  I had groper fish (did I spell that right?), which was lovely, and almost like eating a piece of steak.

Being as exhausted as I was though, I left my money for the dinner and went back to the boat to try and get an early night.  Although I suspect that will be fruitless as I will hear everyone when they get back.  Let's see how we sleep tonight.