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Tag: Croatia

Saying Farewell to Solaris

Posted on May 20, 2023May 25, 2023 by bollingerbabe

There’s not a lot more to write now. We were up at 6.30am as breakfast this morning was an hour earlier, at seven o’clock. As ever, we sat with Jerry, Gaynor, Marian, Maggie, Wolfgang and Enna. “M and M” (as we called them) had to leave before 7.30am as their flight was very early. Our…

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Time out in Trogir

Posted on May 19, 2023May 31, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Sun is shining in the sky,There ain’t a cloud in sight.It’s stopped raining, everybody’s in the playAnd don’t you knowIt’s a beautiful new day, hey hey. Mr Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra Woke up to another gloriously sunny morning, the sunshine glittering and bouncing on the small, rippling waves as we made our way…

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Boats in Brač

Posted on May 18, 2023May 24, 2023 by bollingerbabe

After a post-luncheon power nap, we woke up and went up to the sun deck, where several people were reclining on sun-loungers reading, dozing or just watching the ever-changing scenery as the Solaris glided through the calm waters. As I didn’t have any suntan lotion on, I didn’t stay out too long, and soon brought…

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Heading to Hvar

Posted on May 18, 2023May 23, 2023 by bollingerbabe

On the wall of cabin 15 is a fantastic photograph of the island of Hvar, blown up to poster size and showing a view, from an elevated position, over the blue, blue sea towards several smaller islands. The sky in the photograph is blue with fluffy white clouds, and seagulls (one in the foreground for…

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Exploring Korčula

Posted on May 17, 2023May 19, 2023 by bollingerbabe

We awoke at 6.00am to the rumble of the yacht’s engines as she put to sea once more towards our next exciting port of call. Going back to sleep, we got up at half past seven and got washed and dressed before making our way upstairs to the dining room for breakfast. As we walked…

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Sunshine on Slano

Posted on May 16, 2023May 18, 2023 by bollingerbabe

The rumble of the Solaris‘ engines woke us at seven thirty this morning, as she moved out of her berth under the Dubrovnik bridge to head for Slano, a small village further up the coast. Captain Ante had warned us at dinner yesterday that we could expect rough seas, high winds and lots of rain,…

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Under the Bridge at Dubrovnik

Posted on May 15, 2023May 30, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Woke up briefly just after 5.00am to the rumbling of the Solaris‘ engines as she put to sea once more. I had no difficulty falling asleep again, rocked by the vessel’s motion, before the alarm went off at half seven, giving us half an hour to be ready to go up for breakfast. As we…

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Making the Most of Makarska

Posted on May 14, 2023May 16, 2023 by bollingerbabe

We should have set sail from Split once again at 5.00am, but when I awoke at 7.35 and peeked through the curtained glass panel of our door, we were still in the same place as we were last night. 🙂 The sky was full of low, grey and purple clouds and a brisk wind was…

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Strolling around Split

Posted on May 13, 2023May 15, 2023 by bollingerbabe

We awoke, refreshed from our nap and raring to go, and made our way to the saloon where we were to meet our English-speaking local guide for a walking tour of Split at five o’clock. While it was still cloudy, the rain had so far kept away, and we hoped it would continue that way….

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Travelling to Trogir

Posted on May 13, 2023May 24, 2023 by bollingerbabe

When the alarm blasted our eardrums in the middle of the night – that is, 2.30am – I awoke with a start and it took a few minutes to realise we weren’t in our own bed at home. That is because we’d driven down to Gatwick Airport from Durham the day before, and were now…

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