Sea Dream II

July 27

Sea Dream II is classed as a yacht. The Crewe are wonderful,; nothing is too much trouble. The Captain is Norwegian and the others from a wide variety of places. There are currently 103 passengers on board, so it is a quite intimate number. Sea Dream has staterooms rather than cabins. They are very roomy and well equipped.

my bathroom

my stateroom

We set sail from Dubrovnik and after unpacking and hanging up the majority of my clothes I went upstairs to explore what was on offer. Champagne is included in the overall cost so I’ve been making the most of that. The first dinner was great and I started to meet fellow guests.

We were advised by the activities manager to get up early the following morning and admire the scenery as we sailed into Kotor in Montenegro, so that was what I planned to do.

Sailing into Kotor

28th July, 2024.

As advised, I arose early, dressed and made my way to the top deck.
Kotor is in Montenegro . I was struck by how hilly it is, limiting habitation to a narrow strip around the bay. It was quite mesmerising watching the sun gradually ascend from behind the hills.

Approaching Kotor in Montenegro in the early morning.

The pilot boat guided us into our docking spot in the Old Port.

I had booked myself on a three hour tour on a speed boat. It was taking in four touristic places, which involved going at great speed in between. I certainly enjoyed the adrenaline rush!!!

Our first stop was at Our Lady of the Rocks. The legend has it that a sailor found an icon of OurLady in the rocks. There after it protected him from being shipwrecked She became the protector of seamen. It was decided to build a chapel in her honour on the spot where her image was found My guide told me they sank 106 ships to build an artificial island. Then the chapel was built on top. All in all it took two centuries to complete.

As with most legends others become part of it. There are a number of icons and beautiful art works inside. The most valuable is a work of embroidery, which took 25 years to complete. It is about a woman who waited 25 years for her husband to return. She embroidered with extremely fine silks and threads of her own hair, hence as with the passage of time her hair became grey and the characters in the embroidery have grey hair. It is very beautiful.

It was certainly worth the visit.