Boarding the sailing boat


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August 2nd 2008
Published: June 17th 2017
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01 Split01 Split01 Split

View of Split as we sailed away.
Geo: 43.302, 17.0158

We were pretty excited this morning. At midday we left our apartment and headed to the harbour and boarded our sail boat. There were 30 of us and the crew. Dee and I shared a room at the front of the boat. It was so tiny! After unloading the bags into our rooms, we gathered in the dining room- lunch time! Lunch was fantastic and a really big meal. The food was all prepared in the kitchen by a local woman and was yummy. As we ate lunch we sailed away from Split along the coast towards Makarska. There wasn't much to do on the boat except lounge around, read a book, play cards, listen to an i-pod, chat or have a few quiet ones- there was a bar on board.
The first optional for the trip was to do white water rafting. Most of the group choose to do this option, only 6 of us didn't. Surprise, surprise, I choose to not do it. The boat moored and most people got off and onto a bus to go to the river. Instead the 6 of us sat on top of the boat for the next few hours as
02 Coast02 Coast02 Coast

The Croatian coast.
we sailed to Makarska. It was really nice and peaceful and a good start to our tans. Late afternoon we arrived. We had the evening to ourselves. We walked around town and ate our daily serving of ice-cream and walked through the tiny streets. We then walked up to the old monastery and from here there was a great view of Makarska and the sun setting. The others were due back soon, so we went back to the boat and got ready for dinner. Seafood was the only thing I wanted to eat on this trip, so that is what I ate! After a slow dinner we went to the nightclub that is in a cave. It was so overrated- only 1 toilet and way too hot inside, it was no wonder people jumped into the water! But we had fun anyway and went back to the boat for our first night at sea!


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03 Mountains03 Mountains
03 Mountains

Part of the many mountains on the coastline.
04 Deck chair04 Deck chair
04 Deck chair

The top of the boat.
05 Makarska05 Makarska
05 Makarska

The view of the town as we sailed in.
06 Boats06 Boats
06 Boats

The cramped harbour.
07 Church07 Church
07 Church

Another church.
08 Makarska08 Makarska
08 Makarska

The town is a beautiful pink colour as the sun is setting.
09 Church09 Church
09 Church

A church in the centre of town.
10 Church10 Church
10 Church

Church bell tower and the hills in the background.
11 Me11 Me
11 Me

Me in the centre of Makarska.
12 Ruins12 Ruins
12 Ruins

We went for a walk up the hill and saw part of an old monastry.
13 Me13 Me
13 Me

Me and a sail boat.
14 Group shot14 Group shot
14 Group shot

We walked around the town instead of rafting.
15 Sunset15 Sunset
15 Sunset

The sun setting.
16 Sunset16 Sunset
16 Sunset

The setting sun.
17  Me17  Me
17 Me

Me and the setting sun.
18 Watching the sunset18 Watching the sunset
18 Watching the sunset

Locals watching the sunset.
19 Night19 Night
19 Night

The harbour at night,
20 Dinner20 Dinner
20 Dinner

The girls out for dinner.
23 Out23 Out
23 Out

Us out at the club in a cave.
24 Beauie gang24 Beauie gang
24 Beauie gang

The three of us went to uni together in Ballarat-me, Andy and Shona.


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