I don't know what it is about being away on vacation, but everything seems a little more special - even my feet. Well, maybe not, unless you have a niche foot fetish - but they are looking pretty sexy.
And last night, when we got back to the villa, I went to take some photos around the corner and then Smallsteps and my wife went to the door and were greeted by a snake. I didn't hear the screams (from my wife), but the snake was more scared than her and buggered off down the side of the building. But this evening, I was on the balcony and saw the little fella sunning himself on the grass.
I don't know what kind of snake it is, so I am not going to catch it.
Otherwise I might have Crocodile Hunter-ed it.
I am also getting tired of the pool (day 2) so broke up the day with a quick walk to an old ruin that is around the corner.
This last shot is of my walk back from the ruin where I went along the shore side, and found a nudist beach. How come the only people using nudist beaches are creepy looking men? I didn't venture down to ask, but they seemed to be enjoying the sound of crashing waves. It definitely wasn't a swimming beach.
And, this was parked in the harbor for the day too. It is called "Trident" and after some Googling, I discovered it is a charter boat. It sleeps twelve. *Yes, only twelve. It has 15 crew! And, while I thought our trip away for the week was expensive, a week on that boat will set you back 550,000€ + tax + expenses.
I guess if you earn 30 million a year, it is a week's salary.
And these are happy people who found a pizza place that make a gluten-free base. It has been harder than we thought it'd be to find decent food for Smallsteps and wife, but we are surviving and won't waste away. Though, it is going to put a dent in our budget.
Tonight we walked to another area for dinner and the only place (out of the six we checked) that had something they could eat, was a fancy Sheraton Hotel restaurant. The food was okay, though not great, but at least the mojitos were decent.
And, a little more of the view. I don't know if there are many locals that live in this area, but there must be places like this all along the coast that they do. Lucky bastards. It is beautiful.
And, since this is a pool trip, there has to be some obligatory swimming and bikini photos. We found a rashie for Smallsteps last night, so didn't have to worry as much about her getting burnt. However, we kept on slopping on sunscreen throughout the day.
Slip, slop, slap.
That is what it was when I was a kid. Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen, and slap on a hat. I have been surprised at how many very tanned children there are here. It is like their parents don't care at all about sun protection - but granted, looking at the parents, they might not care that much. Some however, seem more intent on being fashionably tanned, rather than being oblivious to the potential damage.
Smallsteps has become a bit more confident today especially and going under this little fountain was a big step for her, as she hasn't been keen to get her face too wet on purpose. However, now, she is going under a bit and also putting in some real swimming strokes. It is great to see and I am of course always beside her for now, pushing her on to more the failure point. I want her to know the line of what she can and can't do, in a safe environment. She is having a ball playing this game.
My wife under the same fountain looks like she is enjoying a golden shower.
We all have a past I guess.
And, a couple rare images of Smallsteps and I together that weren't taken by me. We went into the waves a bit deeper today, so that she could feel what they were really like. It was windier today and the tide was coming in, so they were bigger than she had felt on day one, and was a little worried, but felt safe in Daddy's arms.
And "finally" (it will be day three), tomorrow we will head to Dubrovnik and wander around the old town. I am pretty excited, though I am mentally and emotionally preparing myself to try and be patient, since I will want to take a lot of photos and, I will be the only one. I expect a fair amount of complaining about tired legs - which are only ever tired when doing what I want, not what they want.
But, there will be a café or two they can sit in whilst I wander around the House of the Dragon.
Looking forward to it!!
Taraz
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