Compass Rosies

We're going on adventures and we want to share them with you

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Our 'lovelock' on the fence overlooking the Adriatic Sea in Dubrovnik. Securing our love and promise of return here.

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Securing our return to Dubrovnik.

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Everyday on our walk down to the beach we would stop at the same bakery and buy a big loaf of the freshest bread. The best sandwiches are made on the beach especially after a good swim in the ocean.

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We took a ferry to Lockrum. An island in Croatia that is a world all its own.

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Exploring is one of the best parts of traveling. When we were kids wed always pretend we were off somewhere far away on an adventure. We’d come up with some pretty intricate stories back then. I feel bigger now, not grown up, but young with experience. Now instead of pretending about going on adventures I am adventuring.

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Sunning on the rocks. On this island everywhere that touches water is a beach. The kind of freedom I love. The jump in anywhere kind of freedom, the this is everyone's beach kind of freedom

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Lockrum was full adventure and places to explore. Hiking on rocky coasts, then up hilly terrain of red dirt, through pine forests and palm groves. Jumping into the sea after a long, sweaty, beautiful hike has got to be the best thing for your health. I swear if we could do this everyday id live forever!

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There are also herds of bunnies and flocks on peacocks on the island. We decided that peacocks are only the rich flamboyant island relatives of the chicken.

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My rockwich because these beaches are void of sand. Which is okay because then instead of sand castles I jump off cliffs. Welcome to the rockwich upgrade

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This was today. There are times I have such a burning desire for a Go-Pro so I can share and relive every second of such beautiful and blessed days where my normal camera won't take you; like under the Adriatic Sea with schools of fish and jumping off cliffs into deep cyan water.. Ah maybe someday, but for now the memories of days like this are strong and bound to last a lifetime.

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The flower and vegetable market right outside the alley of our rental. I can get use to waking up to mornings like this.

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Waking up in Croatia, to flowers and freshness

Its as if a beautiful picture is being painted in front of me each moment since I’ve woken up here in Dubrovnik, Croatia. My morning began with the early light, I could just slip on an easy oversized tee and head out the door. Freedom. I’m already feeling more like myself. The alley courtyard to our rental is like all of Croatia, beautiful, white, and stone. I was greeted by the resident stray cat, flew down the stone alley shrouded with foliage, and bursted into sunlight onto the bustling street corner. Life! The harbor was already full of it. I was refreshed and awakened with a renewed sense of self since being in Turkey for so long. It didn’t take long for new feelings to overwhelm me here; a row of wooden stalls set up not 10 meters from the discrete entrance to our rental was blooming with flowers of all kinds to be sold. Instantly I gravitated towards its alluring aroma, smiling widely to myself. What I realized was that I was just enjoying myself. It feels as if everything I needed was given to me. For the first time I didn’t feel as if I had to watch my back or turn my head at every corner. I was a female enjoying a morning walk to herself; I was finally comfortable, I didn’t have to think, didn’t have to worry. we woke up to flowers and freshness in Croatia. A freshness we hadn’t felt in a long time. The magic of it here is that it didn’t take long or much to create a centering feeling. It brought us back again. Placed in perfectly to keep up our inspiration in the now as well as renew faith towards the future. Wherever you go though you have to be careful and watch out for yourself and your buds no matter what; some places though you can feel a sense in something of safety and familiarity. Its almost a sense of home. Maybe a new home?

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We are often greeted by our new found friends; looking for a snack. Let me introduce Potchka and Nemrut

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Had a watercolor sesh just me, my new tiger lily, and the harbor.

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It was just last year that me and my sisters imagined ourselves riding our longboards around Bosnia. Now armed with our Penny's riding down the familiar road to Sarajevo became a reality

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Stopping to enjoy the moment allows for magical things to happen. You become more aware and feel happier as life goes by more slowly, and that vibration is shared with everyone you are around. Your happiness is some pretty powerful stuff.

I say this because I am extremely effected by my environment. Happiness is something you can feel, and its something people want everyone to feel. When you hold your own and create a happiness, that is strength that is felt and shared among those you are around. From within a deep breath you can find slowness in time and will enjoy the precious moments given to you. Trust me, other people will pick up on the energy you radiate!

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We have arrived in Sarajevo, Bosnia Adventures here continue straight where they left off from last year; six days with family and a few friends