Niko Sibenik

... beach again as it was such a nice day.<br>Walked to Marjan Forest Park and hired bikes and rode around park. Some pretty steep hills but awesome views from the top of the park and heaps fun going back down.<br>Went back to Fife for dinner since it was so awesome and so cheap and had tripe and roast veal.<br>Fife is some of the best and best value food I've had in ages. Especially compared to most of the other touristy places in Split

... who actually retired in Split. (Most emperors rule until they die but he actually had other plans for his life.) He built an enormous palace/retirement home right on the water in what is now the main town area of Split. Most of the palace is still intact yet over the years, people have been allowed to move into the walls of the palace. So now what you have is medieval homes built in the middle of the palace. Some aren&#8217;t even that old looking. There are also ...

... something quiet. This spot is exactly what we were hoping for! There are only about fifty people at the campsite, which means that it is private without us being the only ones at the campsite, which seems to have been the trend lately! We bargained with the lady at the desk and paid for the cheapest spot but were able to park in the most expensive with the best views&#8230;they are unbelievable. Sailboats are going past now and we ...

... either a piece of fruit but some days we had chocolate mousse or some other yummy treat.<br><br>After lunch it would be more of the same boat life. Until reaching port for the evening. We would arrive sometime in the afternoon. Enough time to explore the town before the sun went down and take a couple of photos. Here is the order of the towns that we went to.<br><br>Hvar - already told you about htat<br><br>Trstenik - Very isolated village which didn't really have much to offer. We ...

As planned, I decided to take a day trip to Sibenik, seeing as I had already visited most of Zadar. I got there after a 2-hour bus ride and went straight to the Cathedral of St.James, a World Heritage sight. The cathedral is known for being built entirely out of stone, which comes from the island of Bra&#269; - the same place that supplied the stone to build the US White ...

... premature!). We arrived in Sibenik with little drama, and found the garage easily enough, but as usual walked into reception to book in again &amp; asked them to take a look - what a surprise she was too big. Enough to say they were a little more helpful in recommending an independent garage not too far away, &amp; while we were there we did ask them to look at the indicators as that didn't involve lifting Winnie, which they agreed! Two hours later the mechanic ...

... in town was blown up, which meant that people had to make do smoking anything to calm their understandably frayed nerves. One quote: "We will be exactly aware of what the cigarette during the war meant to us only when the days of smoking tea will be a sad memory" The power of this statement resonated with Justin more than anything else he read on the Sarajevo siege because it demonstrated how, in times of extreme crises, a small (yet harmful) pleasure can become so ...

When we reached Sibenik we decided to live it up a bit and sleep in a proper bed. All along the roads are signs for "soba" so we stopped at a couple to enquire how much a private room would set us back. We found a lovely room with a balcony overlooking the sea for EUR30 - bargain! Sibenik is a really lively seaside town. The old town is cobbled streets and traffic free. In the middle of the town is a big old ...

... restaurant. We enjoyed our meal while watching the sun set over the Adriatic and looking forward to a good nights sleep under the stars. The next day we hiked three hours along the coast from our campsite to downtown Hvar, enjoying stops along they way to secluded beaches, dips in the water to cool us off and the amazing veiw of Croatias many islands. A much deserved gelato cone greeted us at the city as well as a few hours browsing ...

Breakfast, ferry, bus, walking, all to find a room in Sibenik so that we could visit the Krka National Park. Once again our room was at the very top of the town, uphill, uphill, uphill. The National Park is awesome. We have attached some photos. Even though it is a national park people can swim in one of the waterfall areas. We had a great time, swimming in fresh water, climbing up waterfalls and into small caves behind the falls. The whole area is amazing ...