Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 148

Day 1; Baska Voda (???) Number of pax for dinner; ??? So there we were, en route to good old Hvar, when the waves picked up and re-routed us. Captain Zvone said not to worry, we'd head to Makarska instead, but the clouds started moving in even more and we had to make an emergency landing (docking) in Nowheresville Baska Voda. The rain was torrential and after 20 seconds of being out in it, we were as soaking wet as though we'd just jumped into the sea, which a few pax did, despite the thunder and lightning ('grom y munja' in Croatian, in case you wondered). Thankfully, the pizza in that town was delicious and there was at least one bar open until midnight, so it wasn't a complete disaster. Pretty funny and random night. Day ... read more

Hi Guys! Well I can’t believe it’s all over and I’m writing this Blog to you. I can’t put into words what a brilliant time we had, despite a bit of rain and a few bouts of seasickness it was all smooth sailing! We arrived in Split on Friday 19th June (after a 6am flight from Gatwick) and had a lovely guy show us round our Apartment. Once we’d dropped our stuff off we all met back and headed to a Pizzeria right on the beach that we ended up spending the entire afternoon at. It was the most amazing first day, scorching hot and everyone was excited for the week to come. By 10pm we were all pretty sunned out so headed to a local Restaurant for Dinner and said Hello to Rhiannon who arrived ... read more

Well I have fallen in love with the city Split which is the central hub on the dalmation coast. I have found a wonderful little hostel just 10 minutes from downtown, its called the 3 turtles because of the turtles that run wild in the main courtyard....quite neat. There are some really people that I have met here and we have had a great time spending evenings walking through the central boulevard. It is festival season here so there are street performances throughout the evening. The last couple of nights we have grabbed some cheap wine and walked up and down the boulevard....watching shows and checking out the occasional pub. So much fun...its been a blast. The past 3 mornings I have walked a couple hours to find a different beach. Split is filled with wonderful ... read more

Hvar We left Split on our first boat of the trip and headed to the island of Hvar. The Croatian islands have the look and feel of Italy's Amafi coast and the Greek islands but more bite than them, once again, we love Croatia. Hvar is the sunniest place in Europe (apparently) receiving 2724 hours of sunshine each year. Hvar town is gorgeous; it is built within 13th century walls of medieval Hvar. It is marble paved, like split and most old towns in Croatia and very slippery. We were going to camp but we went the wrong way and got fed up of looking for the camp site so we followed two other backpackers who were heading to a hostel, The Green Lizard. It turned out it was fully booked but we got offered an ... read more

Day 1; Sipan Number of pax for dinner; 24 (bbq on boat) The crew had not planned a bbq that night but I asked them to do one as I think it's a nice thing to do in little Sipan. The crew on the Javorak are great, and not money-grubbers at all so they rarely ever offer anything that involves money unless asked. We had just dropped anchor for our swim stop, about 10 minutes away from the lovely little island Sipan. Shannon dove into the water from the middle deck of the boat (which is allowed by the captain) for his first swim in the beautiful Adriatic. When he came out of the water he knew immediately that something was wrong with his shoulder. I was in the water with him and went inside right ... read more