Hi All,
Well, we're finally just about caught up with the blog, although by the time we get this posted we probably won't be any more! :) As I write this, I'm laying in my "berth" in our three person cabin on our overnight ferry from Ancona, Italy to Split, Croatia. Luckily, there are only two people in this cabin: Kristina and I! Having just gotten over the whole hostel thing, we weren't exactly dying for another new roomate! Anyway, today has been the most involved day of travelling so far, but we've managed to snap a few photos of the experience, so enjoy below!
So when we say travel day, we really mean TRAVEL DAY! We've used almost every form of transportation (except air) today: foot, train, bus, wait in line, bus, then finally boat! In the pic, you can see me on the bus from where we checked into Blue Line Ferries at the Port of Ancona to where the ferry was docked, holding our tickets, and wearing my pack. Kristina and I spent pretty much all day in our packs today, definitely earning our trip and getting our moneys worth out of them now!
This is our boat, named, incidentally, the Ancona. It was quite an escapade to get onto the thing, but now that we're here, it's pretty cool! Definitely not as convenient travelling by boat as by plane, but kind of a neat experience, like a "mini cruise," as Kristina put it, only "without all the perks," as she made sure to add...
So Kristina and I JOINTLY decided tonight that we weren't going to have dinner at the overpriced restaurant on board, but instead would have our own little meal in our nice roomy cabin. Here you can see us sitting on Kristina's bed with our several-course meal: Peanut butter on Ritz crackers, off-brand Cheerios, a few Walnuts, and a bottle of Rome public water! I told Kristina that we were so lucky to be having our third romantic dinner in a row, and she just scoffed at me and said, "Uh huh, sure."
When the boat launched, we ventured outside to watch. The dusk had just fallen, the weather was perfect, and there was a large full moon over the water. This is us on the deck of the boat. Pretty cute huh, for a travel day at least!
Our ferry will arrive in Split at 10:30 AM local time tomorrow morning, at which point we'll be meeting up with my Croatian relatives. Our vacation in Croatia will have officially begun! :) A nice way to finish off our travels in Europe. We'll probably be a bit more out of touch in Croatia, but we'll try to keep you guys updated when we can here and there on the blog, assuming we can get us some internet! We'll do our best! Thanks for all the wonderful comments, and keep them coming, we love reading them!
Hope all is well at home, and looking forward to seeing you all soon! Take Care!
Love,
Ry
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