Dr. Guilio Pastori – Ophthalmologist

“Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered.”

Leo Tolstoy

Friday

A trip to Trieste to find an opthalmologist.

Croatia – Slovenia – Italy in the space of 30 minutes.

It is easier to find an ophthalmologist in Trieste than it is to find a park. It took all day to find Dr. Guilio Pastori.

At first, he was reluctant to see me. There was no appointment, just some random blow-in, but I think the fact that Shell was close to tears convinced him to relent and give my eye the once-over.

Episcleritis.

The relief from Shell when he wrote ‘not serious’ was physical.

With our thanks to Dr. Pastori and worry no longer burdening the holiday, we headed for a much-needed Aperol Spritz.

Back to Grožnjan and we relax for the afternoon.

Last night’s meal at Konoba Rino was such a triumph we headed back there for another meal. A sort of late lunch, very early dinner scenario.

The ox is substituted for the mushrooms and the rest is the same.

Back to our apartment.

I don’t want to leave.

“And the danger is that in this move toward new horizons and far directions, that I may lose what I have now, and not find anything except loneliness.”

Sylvia Plath