It was an early morning. Two of our group were heading back home. They were flying out of Dubrovnik. Ideally they would have been able to take the boat from Korcula to Dubrovnik but there are only 2 a week and today was not one of the days... so the only other option was the bus which leaves at 6:45am every morning. Like I said, it was an early morning! Mike and John were waiting patiently as I ran to Lovric to get them some breakfast... can't travel 3 hours without some food in your stomach. We drove into Korcula (about 10 minutes), and there were people already heading to catch the bus. Good thing I purchased the tickets the day before. We said our good byes and they were off.
It was another beautiful day. The rest of the group had breakfast and we left Lovric at 9am to head to Korcula for the morning. Walking the old city is always a great experience no matter how many times you do it... there is always another nook or cranny to find. Jeanne had purchased a postcard the first day they arrived and many people had been painting from this postcard... finally they were able to see Marko Polo's house up close and personal. It was fun to see the recognition as each person turned the corner and the house came into view.
Our bus back was at noon. With everyone accounted for we left Korcula via the lower road heading towards Racicse. At the first stop sign we turned left and took the upper road high above Korcula. This is my favourite view... from the sounds of "oooo" and "ahhh", I think people agreed with me.
From there we headed home to have lunch on the balcony. Upon our arrival Lovric was in full swing! Wine making had started. There were crates of grapes and a group of 6 to 8 men lifting and dumping the crates into a machine that separates the grape from the stem. 2000 kilos had been picked that morning and everything had to be separated before they could go to sleep... it was going to be a long night.
Karlyn spent the afternoon on the balcony teaching and letting people continue with their work. Everyone had an eventful afternoon.
Dinner was served at 7pm, as usual. Tonight was pea soup, salad, squid and tiramisu. All the non-fish and seafood even had a small nibble. Squid is not battered and deep fried here, but rather grilled. It is truly excellent! They flavour is not of bread, oil and whatever sauce you dip it in, but the true flavour of squid. Yum!
Dinner wrapped up around 9:30pm, with the exception of a few who held out until 11pm. In the background you could hear the continued determination to finish making the wine.
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