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Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Rogoznica August 9th 2014

During our last day at sea, we crammed in as much as we could. The weather was great again. Other than our arrival in Dubrovnik, the weather has been incredible on this trip. After some morning coffee, Abbeye, Ayden, Kyle, Adam and I headed down to a basketball/soccer court in the middle of town. It was quite the Best of 5 series between the team of Abbey and I against the guys. It must have been a good 5 minutes before the first basket was made. I think everyone blamed the wind for poor shooting, but I'm not sure there was any. It must have been in the mid 80s during our games and we were glad to get it over with. Upon returning it the Perla, Carrie and I took a load of kids down ... read more
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Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Rogoznica August 8th 2014

Today began with a cup of coffee and then 7 of us headed up the coast to Sibenik. As we got to the city that was home to a young Dražen Petrović, we headed inland towards the medieval fortress town of Knin. Dad, Mike, Tom, Tomi, Mariah, Kailee and I traveled through a part of Croatia we had never been to before. With the looks of many of the buildings along the way, the war does not seem to be 20 years in the past. Mike also spotted the usual sign that warned of travel off of the road due to the possibility of land mines left behind. When we arrived in Knin, we climbed the hill in the van to the parking spot at the base of the fortress. We visited the gift shop, (which ... read more
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Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Rogoznica August 7th 2014

We left Hvar yesterday morning and made it on the ferry we were hoping to get on. We left the Stari Grad terminal for our two hour journey to Split. Upon arriving in Split, we made a quick stop at the Joker Mall and ate at McDonalds. I felt sorry for the people in line behind us. I don't think they were too happy to wait for a 14-person order! After eating, we hit up the Hervis sporting goods store and just about bought one of everything "Croatian" in the store. We then made our 1 hour long journey to the small town of Rogoznica. We are staying in a year old facility as it opened one year ago this month. Having a supermarket, a pool, and it's own private beach can hardly be beat. The ... read more
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