After our hectic day in Venice, we sailed into the beautiful Croatian port of Korcula. Croatia includes a lot of islands, one of which is Korcula. The Adriatic is a stunning blue, and the little town is like the little towns we are now quite used to. Korcula has a wall with some impressive towers built into it, and the narrow pedestrian streets open into countless tiny plazas. We wandered the town and discovered the birthplace (maybe) of the great explorer, Marco Polo. Beyond that, Korcula doesn’t offer a lot to do. And that was just fine by me.
It was a beautiful day, and there were a few surprises to come.
The girls met a boy about their age, and spent a half an hour or so playing catch with his soccer ball. No shared language, but that didn’t matter at all.
We sat down in a cafe for coffee, and were approached by a most delightful woman. Sarah is a British science teacher, doing archaeological research in a cave on the island. The cave was inhabited as far back as 17,500 years ago, and has yielded some fascinating discoveries including the first known work of art. It seems that pottery was used as art, forgotten, and then rediscovered for practical use in making containers. I never knew that.
Sarah was developing educational materials for children about the cave, and she wanted Camden and Kloee to critique them for her. We enjoyed talking with her. She must be a great teacher! Meeting special people really made the day for us.
Blessings,
Linda
Wonderful! Did the girls get to go into the cave? Beautiful weather and happy days. God bless you all.
Father Joe,
No, the cave was on the other side of the island, and I don’t believe it was open to the general public when we were there. But the experience with this interesting scientist showed us that sometimes the best things happen when you least expect them. The girls had a long, wonderful chat with Sarah, after providing their feedback on her ideas for children’s activities for those who visited the cave. All this because we wanted to sit down and have some refreshments at an outdoor cafe.
Charles