Day 11 Mljet Island
At the start of today we went by ferry again back to the mainland, only 30mins. We had a long drive today along the peninsula, very windy roads which we are used to but not the Americans or Aussies, some took travel pills, some went to sleep. On the way we stopped at a fruit stall selling dried figs, candied orange peel and sugar coated almonds, an area which grows a lot of citrus and anything else, very fertile land in the valley.
We were fortunate enough to have a boat ride out to the oyster beds. The lovely man who ran the business (very big business too) was excellent in stopping and after pulling the oysters out of the sea, he set to shuck some for us to eat. Those who were fans enjoyed the fresh taste with wine and cheese as well. A great experience and one we all enjoyed immensely.
We stopped at Ston for lunch, where the have an ancient stone wall for protection in years gone by, it's the second largest next to The Great wall of China, this one is 7.5kms long, we walked to the top and down again, good excercise for the day and just before the rain set in. After that a compulsory sit down under the big umbrellas with a coffee and ice-cream, then onto our beautiful seaside setting for dinner. We had sea bream, very tasty, salad and for dessert crepes and cream and wine of course. A great day, such an interesting Country shown to us by an expert guide and driver.
At the start of today we went by ferry again back to the mainland, only 30mins. We had a long drive today along the peninsula, very windy roads which we are used to but not the Americans or Aussies, some took travel pills, some went to sleep. On the way we stopped at a fruit stall selling dried figs, candied orange peel and sugar coated almonds, an area which grows a lot of citrus and anything else, very fertile land in the valley.
We were fortunate enough to have a boat ride out to the oyster beds. The lovely man who ran the business (very big business too) was excellent in stopping and after pulling the oysters out of the sea, he set to shuck some for us to eat. Those who were fans enjoyed the fresh taste with wine and cheese as well. A great experience and one we all enjoyed immensely.
We stopped at Ston for lunch, where the have an ancient stone wall for protection in years gone by, it's the second largest next to The Great wall of China, this one is 7.5kms long, we walked to the top and down again, good excercise for the day and just before the rain set in. After that a compulsory sit down under the big umbrellas with a coffee and ice-cream, then onto our beautiful seaside setting for dinner. We had sea bream, very tasty, salad and for dessert crepes and cream and wine of course. A great day, such an interesting Country shown to us by an expert guide and driver.
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