The 2.5 mile hike was cancelled due to lack of interest. Good thing…

Welp. So much for lesson about not getting off the boat. Woke up offshore in Korcula, looks gorgeous over there, have to tender in. Walked out onto balcony and it’s HOT and HUMID. I don’t do well in hot and humid especially walking around. I was all set to go – my hat, my walking stick, my swimsuit on under my shift, sun lotion applied, walking shoes on. Something in my intuitive self just said “Don’t be stupid, Mary”. I fought intuitive Mary. I didn’t want to miss out. I finally did just say no, though, and bid Al farewell.

As I got on the elevator to go back to the room to change out my little bag from shore excursion to hand sewing and computer, a younger-than-I-man said “aren’t you going onshore”? I said no, it was just too hot and I decided against it. At that, he lifted up his arms to show me the dripping sweat on his t-shirt and he simply said “one hour…”. I thanked him profusely for validating my decision!

Went up to the Crow’s Nest. I was the only one there. I joked with the coffee server that I had the whole place to myself, that I was now the queen. After I got my coffee I noticed a gentleman sitting by himself reading, so I told him if I was the queen, he must be the king. He asked me to sit and chat and the next thing you know:

He and his wife live in Minneapolis about five blocks from my son. He runs to fetch his wife.

They have a condo.

They like to get away for a little while in the winter.

They are open to house exchange.

Susan and I hit it off like only two women from the midwest can hit it off.

Sometimes it’s all right to not get off the boat.

The view of the pretty little town from my balcony. We will be here again next week – maybe it will be better. As I sit in the crow’s nest the ship at anchor is slowly turning like the top of the Space Needle in Seattle (if it still does that) and I am getting a360 degree changing view.

Yesterday was a sea day btw.