Apartmani Trogir

... and making sure we had everything we needed.

Just went and had a short walk around and baked trout dinner at Serum which was a cool little place like being in someones living room.
Went to a couple of bars afterwards and found out why it was so quiet in Split - Sunday is the "day of the dead" (the way the barman in the first bar explained it to me) which is the day of the year that everyone visits the graves of their ...

... it was the perfect time to be sick. We just watched movies on his laptop, American shows on the TV with 2 channels (Friends, Xena Warrior Princess…), cooked, and played Chess on our mini travel set. Overall, it was nice to relax but I know I started feeling a little bored.

Saturday came around and the storm was clearing (only a little bit of rain and clouds that morning). We then hopped on a ferry to another island, called Korcula.

... 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’t even that old looking. There are also ...

... an hour as they swam amongst the few boats. The sun has been shining all day and we have done absolutely nothing! After breakfast we walked down to the beach, which is just a short walk from where we have parked at the campsite. Then, we played a board game and had lunch, followed by going for a swim in the ocean and relaxing on the rocks. We are about to catch the ferry from our campsite into the small town of Trogir; we can ...

... either a piece of fruit but some days we had chocolate mousse or some other yummy treat.

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.

Hvar - already told you about htat

Trstenik - Very isolated village which didn't really have much to offer. We ...

... islands, it had its own charm & the lane ways still beckoned you to explore them. Spending too many years with foreign travellers aboard a boat away from his family definitely showed it was taking its toll on our host/barman/waiter Armando. He got surlier & less interested in his guests as the days progressed. The fact the Croatia lost the Euro Cup qualifier to Spain the night before didn't make matters ...

... After eating her friend made an obvious excuse to let us be in each others presence for the duration of the evening and Katherine and I set out for beers for the rest of the evening. Katherine is from Colorado, an outdoor enthusiast much like myself and is living in Croatia to play volleyball professionally. It is here in Europe where you can play sports after college and get paid for playing unlike in the states where you have to submit to a major ...

... h we made our way around the coast stopping at various beaches along the way for a few swims. Got to Komiza in the late afternoon and had a beer in the sun before riding home on the main road back to Vis reaching speeds of over 60km/h! We parked old scooty in our little courtyard and walked back towards the town looking for somewhere for tea. We found an amazing little pizza place (pizzeria karijola ...

... WIFI. This meant that we could not only check email and catch up on blogs, but more importantly, listen to the Gator game on the internet! Chad was beside himself and immediately took a nap in preparation. After napping, we went directly to the launderette, the only one in the city, as laundry was getting to be an issue. From there, we explored the town a bit and had some dinner. We bought drinks and snacks for the game (nothing like Gin Mill snacks, but ...

... Blue sky, at last!! After an espresso to get me going (my new favourite drink). I tour the Old Town, the port & Dioletescian's Palace. Thw whole of central split is very pretty, and you can wander for miles along the alleys, all bathed in bright sunshine. Climbed the cathedral tower for free...should have paid really...and saw some great views of the city. After a few aborted attempts...yes, i went the wrong way, I ...