#perast

I love public buses. No, wait, that’s a complete lie. I love public buses in countries that aren’t the UK. I get a lot of joy out of using public transport whilst travelling but if I’ve got to do it back home I find it overpriced and unreliable. Y’know, all those things I don’t give a flying fuck about when I’m off on my jollies. But I do love exploring new places by public transport and I do…

The first real day of swimming! It’s just as soothing as I remember ☺️

On this day we did two proper swims along the coast of Perast, by the mussel farms and around all the boats. I accidentally told my watch I was going for a walk so whoops? Then we came back to the hotel and Ant the guide videotaped us all so he could give us feedback on our strokes. For some reason everyone sat around and watched everyone swim their four laps and then applauded for them when they were done and that was the most anxiety inducing hour I’ve experienced in quite some time. The idea of 15 strangers sitting around watching you try to swim like you can remember how to swim was, for some reason, deeply nerve wracking. But I did it and now it’s done and Ant had some truly valuable feedback that I think will help. Then we went out for a group dinner that was honestly mid. The day was amazing, just the pasta was mid.

Mač Vukše Stjepanovića – poklon hrvatskog bana Petra Zrinjskog Peraštanima Hrvatski ban Petar Zrinski: “Dođoh samo zato da vidim slavni, sretni i plemeniti Perast”. Kao da je bilo jučer. Perast, jedno malo misto u Boki Kotorskoj nenadano postaje pozornica jedne velike i zanimljive povijesne priče. Prije skoro pet vjekova Boku Kotorsku pohodi hrvatski ban Petar Zrinski koji je za svoga vakta…