June 17th, 2012

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Sunday June 17th Dubrovnik

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

I got up, by habit, at sunrise which is now close to 5 a.m. Good thing, because after I had done most of my pictures in the old walled town of Dubrovnik the tourists had taken over. I found an 11 o’clock English service at Saint Ignatius of Loyola. I read the first reading and the responsorial psalm. I was tempted to improvise and sing the psalm but may be just as well that I abondened that idea. This was the first time that there were zero Filipinos in attendance. Must have something to do with the immigration laws here. In Turkey and Greece the Filipinos and next the Nigerians filled the English services.

This YC moorage is a little secret to most and very convenient to get to the old town. The main marina is a half hour up the river from here and dear. I am trying to make my plans and waiting for some answers to e-mails as to how to search for contacts of relatives of the Croatian founders of Gig Harbor and the Saint Nicholas Church there. Most likely I will sail for the island of Brac and/or Mljet tomorrow.

Dubrovnik is a magical experience. It turned out beyond my expectations. I also visited the memorial museum of the 1991-1995 Bosnian war. The city has done an incredible job of reconstructing from the damage of this senseless destruction.