Losing Track of Time in Dubrovnik

This is Jenny, trying to blog from my phone on a spotty wi-fi connection. We actually spent some time uploading pictures on a computer, but then couldn't connect to the Internet! Sorry, no pictures for now. :( Dubrovnik is breath-taking, fun, relaxing. We are staying on a little bay called Lapad and it is beautiful! The water is crystal clear. There are fish that swim up to us, but dart away when we try to touch them. We spend our days on the beach, using the calm sea to keep cool in the heat. Dubrovnik is very hot right now, but it's pleasant in the shade. In the evenings, we go for walks along the coast and then take a bus into Old Town. I cannot put into words how awe-struck I am by Old Town. In some ways it reminds me of El Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, except the entire town is inside walls. These walls were actually indestructible during the war in the 90's. The town itself sustained a lot of damage, but not the walls. Last night, we joined the locals in cheering Croatia on in the Eurocup. Sadly, Croatia lost, but it was fun to share this experience with the locals. Our experience has been that the Croatians are very friendly, they are proud if their heritage and their history, and they stand by their football team. A few if the locals that we've spoken with have been surprised that we are Americans, because they don't get a lot of American tourists. In fact, in Zagreb, we were asked if we were in Croatia for work. But so far, we've loved it here and would come again! This morning, we took a kayak tour around the walls of Old Town, around an island and to a large cave, where we swam in the beautiful water. It was a lot of fun and a different way to view the area. We hope to post those pictures one of these days. Hope everyone is doing well!