when we got up the next morning we still were in pretty bad situation, ‘cos even if a car had stopped on our station, it wasn’t going anywhere near Dubrovnik. people were cheering up for us but it was changing nothing at all. even two police officers wished us luck (later somebody told me that it’s forbidden to hitchhike in Croatia…).

and then I saw a bus. soon I realized it was full of Polish people, so I asked them if they were going to Dubrovnik and could take us with them. they talked to their giude, she talked to the bus driver and he came to us to tell us that we can go, but for 100 kn each. I said we don’t have that much money with us, but I can use the ATM in Dubrovnik and pay then.

we left the gas station at 8 am, comfortably sitting in a bus full of Poles. in addition we had a Polish guide who was telling us about what we could see from the window. among other attractions I noted the Mljet Island, which is believed to be the place where Calypso kept Odysseus.

after we arrived to Dubrovnik (paying nothing in result) we started to look for some locker room to leave our stuff and do some sightseeing. the only locker room in Dubrovnik was out of order, so I decided to sit under a fountain and earn money for our trip. I played for 1 hour earning 2 euros, so I assume I’m not a great guitarist of our times. but anyway I had some fun doing it and that’s what counts.

then we decided to visit on of Dubrovnik’s beaches and wait for our host to come and get us. the beach was rocky, but very nice. Anna fell asleep, while I went to swim. the water was pure, salty and amazing! but eventually we had to finish sunbathing and go to the parking place upstairs, where we agreed to meet with Dubravko, our host.

Dubravko took us to his shop where we left our luggage and then we went back to the centre. he asked one of his friends to guide us around the city which happened to be an amazing idea. the girl has a gift! now I probably know more about Dubrovnik than about any other city we had visited.

after she left us we ate ice cream in the centre (fucking expensive, but still worth the money), saw two parrots on a bike and walked around to look for some souvenirs. we couldn’t find any pretty enough and it was getting dark, so eventually we catched a bus and went back to Dubravko’s shop. we slept on the floor that night, but it happened to be some really comfortable floor.