Hi All,
First stop today was the small town of Ston. There's not much to the town but a huge 14th century wall surrounds the town and extends all the way to the adjacent town of Mali Ston. At 3.5 miles long, it is the longest wall in Europe.
It is amazing how the wall climbs the hillside. Another section of wall was being repaired and had lots of yellow scaffolding which Carl declared reduced its photogenicity!
After Ston, we drove to the village of Oribec to catch a ferry to the island of Korcula. We got these nice views of Oribec and the marina as the ferry pulled away.
The old town of Korcula is on a fortified peninsula with St Mark's Cathedral at the high point.
The old gate through the city walls is still pretty impressive.
In several towns we have seen these stone fittings around windows. Wooden poles were put through the holes and used to winch heavy chests and furniture up from the street into the windows. Pretty clever for the 15th century!
We got back to the dock early so we were first in line to be swallowed up by the ferry.
In case anyone wondered where Ginger was spending her time, fear not. She is being well cared for by Roberta & Elliot's granddaughter Erica and her family.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
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