FUN-travel: Venice to Venice Seabourn Cruise – Day 9 – Ravinj, Croatia
October 16, 2013 by Susan Clarke
Day 28 – Sunday, October 13 – Seabourn Cruise Day 9 – Rovinj, Croatia – very windy, threatening clouds turn to sunny skies – really nice 70
What I LIKE
- 10:30 – walk off ship & very close to town
- locals market selling flavored olive oil, fruits, veggies & garlands of garlic & colorful peppers
- webbed with steep, winding cobblestone streets & piazzas
- 1st walk takes us to church on highest point
- lovely tranquil town
- totally different energy compared to hustle & bustle of Split on a Saturday
- quaint & charming too
- keep meandering through all city & come upon a
- dozen local couples tango dancing in small piazza
- 12:00 – cappuccino break in main piazza next to marina
- & when church bells toll celebrate Alexander’s birthday w/ice cream cone before lunch!
- great people watching
- 1:00 – back to ship lunch w/lovely brit couple Alan & Diane
- happy hour continues on sky deck
- full on sun w/enormous white clouds in distant
- 3:00 – golf putting
- 1st round – sink 2 hole in 1’s out of 4
- 2nd round – sink 2 hole in 1’s out of 4
- WATCH – I WIN! a
- mini Seabourn LED flashlight!
- those golf lessons paid off
- 6:30 – special crew farewell show
- 7:30 – dinner @ restaurant 2 – tasting menu – consists of 9 different items – porcini & chestnut cappuccino, honey spiced squab & fig empanada was my favorite! Also not bad – floating lobster, pesto cream, red pepper fondue, lime broth & grilled tenderloin, forest mushrooms, truffled emulsion
- 10:00 – show is On Broadway – musical favorites
What I DON’T LIKE
- can’t think of a thing!
What I Don’t Get – crew washing the decks – after all this rain?
FUN-fact – Picturesque Rovinj remains one of the last true Mediterranean fishing ports. The bell tower on the church is over 180 feet high.
Not so FF – Chris got stuck in the ship elevator on his way up for coffee for 10 minutes. He had to press the emergency button and reception told him they were on their way. At least the emergency button worked!
