Our ferry ride to Korcula was about 2 hours and we were lucky to grab some seats as it was quite full. Korcula Old Town is a medieval walled city and surrounded by thick stone walls and towers that date from the 14th century.

St Peters Church is a small Catholic Church dating back to the 14th century and one of the oldest in the old town. We sat and had a drink in the tiny square admiring the church but wished we had moved on more quickly when we received the bill. It was 16 euros each for an aperol spritz…..thank God it was Judy’s shout! 😂

The Revelin Tower was built in 1485 and is the main entrance to the old city. It is adorned with the Venetian Coat of Arms.

St Marks Cathedral built in the Gothic Renaissance style was completed in the 15th century.

The Korcula Town Hall Museum stands opposite the Cathedral and was the Palazzo Gabrelis built in the 16th century. St Michael’s Church was founded at the beginning of the 17th century.

We had a fabulous lunch, a wonderful fish platter for 2, eaten by the 3 of us and we were absolutely stuffed. It consisted of 2 grilled sea bass, 2 grilled calamari , grilled tuna, Swiss chard and potatoes, with a side of tomatoes and fries! Yummy!!!

Jude did quite a bit of shopping while we did quite a bit of sitting and drinking. Wandering the narrow cobbled streets was fabulous, albeit with a little bit of ups and downs which didn’t agree completely with Greg’s knee, however we enjoyed the day immensely.

We were approaching the end of our stay on Hvar, so decided we needed a swim. Again the water was super clear and very refreshing. As per usual, we needed the obligatory drink after our swim, so we chose a bar with great water views.

Our host had told us about a great winery that we should visit so on our last day we thought we would check it out. He did tell us it was through a tunnel, but didn’t say it was a one way, pitch black tunnel, sharply carved out of rock by the army in 1962, and directed by a traffic light system at both entrances…..thank God. It was the longest 1.4 kms that us girls had ever experienced, however Greg loved the drive!😩

The best thing though was that on the other side of the tunnel, we drove along a beautiful coastal road to the winery called Bilo Idro, a restaurant/wine bar where you can “drink with the fish”. We spent a lovely couple of hours there but still had the trauma of the tunnel on the way home!😂

On our last night in Stari Grad Greg cooked up a storm on the bbq, and he very kindly bought us a dessert, ice creams from the supermarket, chocolate coated, banana flavored “things”. The jury is still out as to whether they are worth buying again. 😂

We saw some wonderful sunsets over our 6 nights in Stari Grad. We really enjoyed our stay but had to return to the mainland to have a 2 night stay in Dubrovnik, so that is to come next time.

The weather is still great, although there are hotter days to come apparently, just hope it’s not too hot.
Gregs knee is causing a few little problems, but Rhonda has her fingers crossed that he can last out another 2 or 3 weeks.

So it’s that time again. Yep wine time!

Lots of love

Greg and Rhonda and Jude.