Croatia

[OnyxCougar]

Day Eight (Sunday)

Woke up to the bells of the church ringing. I think my ears are specially attuned to them or something. My eyes just popped open. I realized I was hungry again, and Ivan was already awake. Kelle and Hrvoje were still passed out on the floor. Ivan and I talked quietly for awhile, then went down the hill to get a sandwich. It was a beautiful day, the sky was blue, and there were the big, thick, fluffy clouds out. It was Sunday, and in the land of Catholicism, stores close at noon or before. We went to the store across from the soccer field, and watched some teams play as we ate our sandwiches. We decided to get up and keep walking around the harbor. We ended up actually walking on the rocks of the shoreline of the island, and on one of the little jetties we saw a crab. I took some film of it with my camera, but it turned out crappy. I did manage to get a decent picture, though.

I'd never seen a black crab before, or a crab eating, or a crab eating another crab. It was weirdly compelling. Ivan didn't understand my fascination.