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| Moreska Performance |
The alarm went off at 7:30. Bill was already out
getting coffee. I threw on some clothes and went for breakfast at
7:45. It was the same abundant food as yesterday, but today's
special was waffles. I had the scrambled eggs, bacon, broiled tomato with
cheese, and fresh mixed fruit. Bill had the waffle and pronounced it great.
At 8:30 they raised the sails. The interesting part of that was the Mediterranean horseshoe bats that came flying out. Apparently they like taking refuge in the sails at night. That was a strange sight to see.
We just hung out around the ship until 10:15 when Petra Nosetic gave a 45 minute talk on the history of Croatia. It was not that interesting to me, but I like Petra so I went. She did a good job.
At 11 we went to the lounge to buy Sea Cloud items. I got a neat t-shirt with a graphic Sea Cloud on the front. Bill got a ball cap. The wind died down, so they hauled in the sails at noon. We have one old dude that thinks he knows everything and was trying to direct the riggers on missed items. His name is Kim Morris, and he has something negative to say about everything.
Lunch was at 12:30 - a buffet on the Lido Deck - Caesar salad with the giant capers made by the hotel manager Simon, Smoked fish puree in a cucumber cup topped with caviar, salads (Tomato and mozzarella, broccoli with almonds, red bean with ham, sweet corn with local sausage, garden greens with choice of dressing), Carrot soup with ginger, whole roast beef with bearnaise sauce, grilled Dorado, braised white cabbage, sweet potatoes, roasted zucchini, tiramisu with fruit sticks, fresh fruit and cheese selection.
After lunch I just walked around the ship chatting with people while Bill napped. The tenders took off at 3:30 to go in to Korcula's old town. We had Petra as our guide. We do split into two groups for the various excursions. We had to walk around the old town walls to the land gate. Petra gave a lot of interesting information on the gate, St Michael's Church.
It was really quite warm for most of the tour. We first went in to the Bishop's Treasury where a lot of antiques from the area are kept. The only thing that really intrigued me was a very old clock. Then we went next door to St Mark's Cathedral, the main church of the old town. It was absolutely beautiful with a huge Tintoretto painting over the main altar.
We did walk by the supposed birthplace of Marco Polo, but that is open for debate. As we walked down one of the beautiful side streets of the town I saw one of the open bridges that connect homes over the side street. We walked to the Tower of All Saints (one of six towers along the city walls).
Then it was back into the side streets to the Church and Brotherhood of all Saints. This had some interesting huge 7' tall candles that are carried by members of the Brotherhood once a year in a parade. The All Saints Church was a small one. As we left there we walked down Philosopher's Street - the only street in old town that doesn't have any stairs.
By then it was 5:15, and we only had a half hour before we had to meet up for the Moreska dance performance. So Petra had time to lead me to the Cukarin Bakery. I had several local cookies to get including the Marco Polo Bomb, Amareta, Klasun, and Cukarin. We haven't tried any yet, but it should be fun.
At 6 we went in to the Summer Theater, an open air theater just inside the city walls. There we had a full-blown private performance of the Moreska - a dance that has been performed in Korcula for over 300 years. It is the Black King/bad guy who has stolen the Red King's fiance and all of their soldiers fight using two swords, all to the accompaniment of a teen-age orchestra. It was quite fun, and I have a great movie of it.
After all of this, we took the tenders back to the ship at 6:45 for dinner at 7:30. More food. An interesting note: we were given ship cards (like credit cards) that are swiped as we leave the ship and then swiped again when we return. That is how they keep track of us.
Dinner tonight was another buffet - local prawns with garlic mayo, marinated chicken breast with olives, grilled pineapple with a cream chili sauce, salads (diced tomatoes with parmesan, beet root with horse radish, cauliflower with saffron, garden greens), Crispy suckling pig (yes, a whole suckling pig carved to order), Yellow fin tuna (at least 5 feet long and whole) fixed grilled or as sashimi, local BBQ sausage, roasted pumpkin, corn on the cob, mixed fresh vegetables, flamed (in rum) fresh fruit with either homemade chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
We sat outside watching the full moon for a while.
At 8:30 they raised the sails. The interesting part of that was the Mediterranean horseshoe bats that came flying out. Apparently they like taking refuge in the sails at night. That was a strange sight to see.
We just hung out around the ship until 10:15 when Petra Nosetic gave a 45 minute talk on the history of Croatia. It was not that interesting to me, but I like Petra so I went. She did a good job.
At 11 we went to the lounge to buy Sea Cloud items. I got a neat t-shirt with a graphic Sea Cloud on the front. Bill got a ball cap. The wind died down, so they hauled in the sails at noon. We have one old dude that thinks he knows everything and was trying to direct the riggers on missed items. His name is Kim Morris, and he has something negative to say about everything.
Lunch was at 12:30 - a buffet on the Lido Deck - Caesar salad with the giant capers made by the hotel manager Simon, Smoked fish puree in a cucumber cup topped with caviar, salads (Tomato and mozzarella, broccoli with almonds, red bean with ham, sweet corn with local sausage, garden greens with choice of dressing), Carrot soup with ginger, whole roast beef with bearnaise sauce, grilled Dorado, braised white cabbage, sweet potatoes, roasted zucchini, tiramisu with fruit sticks, fresh fruit and cheese selection.
After lunch I just walked around the ship chatting with people while Bill napped. The tenders took off at 3:30 to go in to Korcula's old town. We had Petra as our guide. We do split into two groups for the various excursions. We had to walk around the old town walls to the land gate. Petra gave a lot of interesting information on the gate, St Michael's Church.
It was really quite warm for most of the tour. We first went in to the Bishop's Treasury where a lot of antiques from the area are kept. The only thing that really intrigued me was a very old clock. Then we went next door to St Mark's Cathedral, the main church of the old town. It was absolutely beautiful with a huge Tintoretto painting over the main altar.
We did walk by the supposed birthplace of Marco Polo, but that is open for debate. As we walked down one of the beautiful side streets of the town I saw one of the open bridges that connect homes over the side street. We walked to the Tower of All Saints (one of six towers along the city walls).
Then it was back into the side streets to the Church and Brotherhood of all Saints. This had some interesting huge 7' tall candles that are carried by members of the Brotherhood once a year in a parade. The All Saints Church was a small one. As we left there we walked down Philosopher's Street - the only street in old town that doesn't have any stairs.
By then it was 5:15, and we only had a half hour before we had to meet up for the Moreska dance performance. So Petra had time to lead me to the Cukarin Bakery. I had several local cookies to get including the Marco Polo Bomb, Amareta, Klasun, and Cukarin. We haven't tried any yet, but it should be fun.
At 6 we went in to the Summer Theater, an open air theater just inside the city walls. There we had a full-blown private performance of the Moreska - a dance that has been performed in Korcula for over 300 years. It is the Black King/bad guy who has stolen the Red King's fiance and all of their soldiers fight using two swords, all to the accompaniment of a teen-age orchestra. It was quite fun, and I have a great movie of it.
After all of this, we took the tenders back to the ship at 6:45 for dinner at 7:30. More food. An interesting note: we were given ship cards (like credit cards) that are swiped as we leave the ship and then swiped again when we return. That is how they keep track of us.
Dinner tonight was another buffet - local prawns with garlic mayo, marinated chicken breast with olives, grilled pineapple with a cream chili sauce, salads (diced tomatoes with parmesan, beet root with horse radish, cauliflower with saffron, garden greens), Crispy suckling pig (yes, a whole suckling pig carved to order), Yellow fin tuna (at least 5 feet long and whole) fixed grilled or as sashimi, local BBQ sausage, roasted pumpkin, corn on the cob, mixed fresh vegetables, flamed (in rum) fresh fruit with either homemade chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
We sat outside watching the full moon for a while.
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