FONTANA Hvar

... beach again as it was such a nice day.
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.
Went back to Fife for dinner since it was so awesome and so cheap and had tripe and roast veal.
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

We were really excited to finally get to a Croatian island. We took a ferry from Split to the island of Hvar. It's a really small island where pretty much the only thing to do there is go to the beach. We didn’t have a place to stay booked because we knew about the "sobes." They are apartments locals rent out to tourists for really good deals (especially in October when it’s on the border of shoulder season and off season). The second ...

... 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…they are unbelievable. Sailboats are going past now and we ...

... 5 Kiwis and 1 Englishman. First order of the day ... beer .. yes beer - they have a bar onboard so all you do is order your drink and say what room number. Dangerous yes, because you just build up your tab slowly. Well the first few beers went down well. We all mingled over lunch and couple more drinks.

Stopping at our first swimming stop we all were full of excitement. Couple of the boys just jumped straight in as soon as the anchor was dumped. Being the first stop, we ...

... is postcard pretty and from where we're staying (an apartment on a hill) we have a great view. There are a couple of old cathedral towers and a castle further up on another hill. Yesterday we were more active. During Ian's explorations he managed to find a private cove complete with three deck chairs so we decided to retrace his steps and set up shop for a few hours. Thankfully the sun was out and ...

... After a few hours wandering around the old town I jumped onto a ferry to Hvar, where Lexie was waiting and waving at the port to greet me :-) If I thought Split was beautiful, it was nothing on Hvar, which didn't have an ugly building in the entire town! Our hotel overlooked the bay and old square and was where I spent alot of my time, basking in the sunlight and lying around doing nothing. Apart from ...

... was going to rain today, and if it rained, how long for, and other questions in that vein, as if I would know. She also seemed to make everybody else's acqaintance on the boat and asked similar things of them, although she met her match when the lady who organised religious excursions to Medugorje tried to convert her (Gail is Jewish). For a bit of fun we tried to teach her some Australian slang phrases such as budgie smugglers, but it took a lot of ...

Made an appearance for breakfast and then went back to sleep for a bit. Woke up and we were pulling into a bay for a swim. Jumped off the boat and man, that is a great way to wake up! Grabbed a floatie and a snorkel and played in the water for a bit and then set out to dry off before lunch. A short sail from there and we were at Hvar. Set out once again to look around ...

... feet as the tide was so far in, but we didn't want to sunbake on the pebbles! We all went swimming in the beautiful clear water surrounded by people sunbaking on their giant yachts and we ate grapes (thanks to Laura!) and our sandwiches whilst having skimming rock competitions in which Sarz won and l came second...l didn't even know that l could skim rocks!! It was such a relaying afternoon, but we had to return on our slow little boat much to the disappointment of ...

... had said. It seemed like a great deal so we took her up on it. As soon as we dropped our bags I was unpacking looking for my swimming suit and goggles. It had been another long night of travel and after catching glimpses of the sea from the minibus, I needed to go swimming. We walked down the street, took a left at a small rock quarry and followed a rocky trail along the ridge of the hill. The sea wasn't 100 meters away, but it was close enough. Looking ...