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“Travels to a Different Time” : July 21, 1971: Novalja, Yugoslavia: More letters from Fritz and Ja Ja Nein Nein

Up early for a bus trip to our new destination Novalja on the northern tip of the island of Pag. Mom is not eating breakfast today as she says she is on a diet so she doesn’t look like a horse in Germany. We just hacked around for a bit and packed up for ourContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 21, 1971: Novalja, Yugoslavia: More letters from Fritz and Ja Ja Nein Nein”

Mom was up at 10 and me at 11:30. She came in the room bubbling with excitement as she was at the post office and there as a letter from FRITZ…..and Barbara. It looks like Germany is a go and we are looking forward to seeing Heidi and Fritz. I think Mom is so excitedContinue reading ““Travels From a Different Time” : July 20, 1971: Pag, Yugoslavia: This Checking the Post Office Obsession is Making Some Sense: No Gagging With Lumpy Potatoes and Greasy Sauce!”

Letter from Margaret Mary Stephen to Diane and Gerald Frank: This place is a far cry from Spain-in every way-But everyone goes to Spain and I have to be different. We have been away a long time. Every once and awhile I long to be back. We will be in Germany soon. Already I haveContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time “: July 1971: Pag, Yugoslavia: Has Fritz Fallen Like a Ton of Bricks?”

Travelling shoes on at 6:30 a.m. to a new island called Pag. We were to go to Karlovac then by boat to Pag. The bus ride to Karlovac was dicey. Very narrow roads with a bus driver with a passion for passing and a skill of narrowly missing oncoming traffic. Up the mountains we climbedContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 15, 1971: Murter, Karlovac/Pag, Yugoslavia: Another Dumpy Room and No Water on Pag!”

It is nice to know I am not the only hungry one in this travelling troupe. Mom woke me up saying I should get up as she was hungry! Yet more ham, cheese and rolls with Fructal cherry nectar. We were going on a long walk to what is supposed to be a good beach.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 13, 1971: Murter, Yugoslavia: No Thanks to Croatian Hard Rock and the Miserable Flies”

Up at the crack of dawn to catch a 7:20 boat to Split. We went to the tourist office to pay the bill but no one was there and we missed the boat and 10 minutes after that someone opened the tourist office. We had two alternatives one of which was wait until the nextContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 12, 1971: Hvar, Vira, Split and Murter in Yugoslavia: Off to the Island of the Deaf, Near Puke Near the Sewage Line, So Much for Honest Communists and Itinerary Flexibility”

We disembarked with the gypsies at 4 in the afternoon and went to the tourist office to find a room. We were lucky to find a spotless room with a private bathroom and a balcony overlooking the Dalmatian Coast! One problem and that is we have to climb 164 steps to get to our pension.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 2, 1971: Hvar: Yugoslavia: The 164 Steps and Two Letters from Fritz!”

June 27, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Up at 8 this morning and off to the beach. Went spearfishing and saw a huge fish out of range. We stayed on the beach until two and then headed back to our pension. Mom twisted her ankle on the way and somehow broke my watch. Not a good dayContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 27/28, 1971: Korcula: Laying Low with Ankle Problems: No Luck Octopus Fishing; Gypsies and Caught with Her Pants Down! Fritz on the Radar!”

Up at 8 a.m. for a shower and caught a bus to the town of Lumbarda which was supposed to have a fantastic beach. Bought rolls, ham and cheese for breakfast to have on the beach. The bus was jam packed with no tourists in sight! Up in the hills the roads are so narrowContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 24, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Fantastic Meal for Two for $2.60 and A Cigarette Tantrum”

Up early and to the store to buy some of that Fructal juice, bread and ham. They are big eaters of ham in Dubrovnik and it sure beats mackerel and sardines! I tried out my new fins at the beach and they were perfect. We met an English couple at the beach today and theContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 22, 1971: A New Russian Speargun and the Man Who Sounded Like a Bee”