There is a ferry running between Dubrovnik and Bari, Italy. Deck, cheapest price was for €59, and they had no charge for bicycle. It leaves at 22:00 and takes 10 hours to get to Italy.

ドゥブロブニクからイタリアのバーリにフェリーが出ている。乗船料はデッキで€59、自転車は無料。出港は22:00でイタリアに着くのは10時間後の翌日8時。

Time schedule for this year, 今年のタイムスケジュール


I lined up on the line for vehicle, and got on board 20:30,
乗船開始は午後8時半、普通の乗客とは別に車の列に並んで出国手続き。


My bike was tied by a rope like this.
こんな感じで自転車は脇にロープで括りつけて頂く。


Deck class was not like a ferry in Japan. There were no sleeping space. People need to sleep on the floor where people pass by all the time. I didn't want to sleep such place so slept on the deck outside. It's chilly in the night, so only I was sleeping outside. I had a sleeping bag and mattress so didn't have any trouble for cold breeze.
デッキクラスといっても日本のフェリーみたく雑魚寝スペースはなくて、中で寝るなら廊下に寝る事になる。人が通るし明るいから嫌なので、自分は外のデッキで寝た。ちゃんとマットと寝袋は持って来てあったので問題無し。夜は案外冷える。デッキで寝てるのは自分だけだった。

In the morning, just right after I woke up.
目が冷めた直後。アドリア海から登る日の出。綺麗だ～


So blue. Italian peninsula has been appeared.
青一色。ぼんやりとイタリアが見えて来た。


I just stayed the deck until arrival. Some people came up on the deck to get a flesh air. Those are mostly couple. I was jealous. Seemed I was a only person who traveled in wild. Anyway, the ferry arrived Bari on time.
太陽が登るのを見ながらボーと過ごす。朝の空気を吸いにポツポツとデッキに上がって来る人達もいる。カップルが多い。あ～羨ましい。こんな汗臭いのはここにいる自分のみのような気がする。そして8時、予定通りバーリに到着した。


Easy arrival process as before.
サクサク入国手続き。


I need a map of Italy first of all. I still prefer the map rather than GPS. I use GPS function of iPhone sometime but still use map more because its just fun to look at
まずは地図が必要。GPSを持つ人が多いが自分は地図派。IphoneのGPS機能もたまに使うが、やっぱり地図を見る方が楽しいのでいつも地図は持っている。

I looked around this town and tried to find a decent map in same time. I found this town, Bari, had a quite beautiful old center.
まずは地図探しをしながら市内観光。このBariという町、なかなか風情があって面白い。






There were many alleys and old western looking apartments along those small streets. As I went on these, I smelled washed cloth hung out on balconies. I saw some small shops, bakery, butcher etc.., People were chatting something and laughing. It looked very peaceful. I felt Italians were more relaxed and easy going. Since Croatian in Dubrovnik were a bit unfriendly and unhelpful for me, I felt I would be able to enjoy my time in southern Italy more.
旧市街は狭い路地が入り組んでいて、西欧風なアパートが立ち並んでいる。ゆっくり路地を走ると、洗濯物を乾かす良い匂いがプーンとしてくる。ここに住む人達の生活の匂いだ。魚屋や肉屋、八百屋やパン屋なんかもゴチャゴチャした中にあって、おっちゃん達がなにやらペラペラ楽しそうにしゃべっている。なかなかイタリアは楽しそうな国です。人の表情も豊かな気がします。ドゥブロブニクの人間はぶっきらぼうでかなりイメージが悪かったので、イタリアの陽気で親切な人達にすごく癒されます。