Rina Hvar

Split photos here:<br> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 59738&amp;id=613699523&amp;l=b42d256b69 <br><br><br>Caught bus from Plitvice Jezera to Split and got in about 7pm. Found Situs Hostel no problem (once we actually followed the instructions properly) and it's a really cool, clean, nice small hostel. Peter was really helpful in pointing out things to do and see and eat. Peter's mum was awesome too making us coffee in the ...

... were stepping off the ferry, hoards of people were shouting to us, &#8220;Do you need accommodation?!&#8221; It was all the locals who have sobes. They all wait at the ferry dock to &#8220;attack&#8221; tourists when they are walking off the plank. We then had to choose between three different people who had gotten to us, all trying to convince us to rent their place simultaneously. It&#8217;s really hard to listen to three Croatians who barely ...

... it wasn't luxury, it was decent and we really enjoyed it. There was a couple from Switzerland who were in Croatia for windsurfing and we talked to them for a little while the following morning before we headed out.<br><br><br><br>Today has to have been the most relaxing day of the trip! We woke this morning and while we were having our breakfast, Matt spotted three dolphins swimming out in the water below us! We watched them for ...

... an average of 10hrs a day) mixed in with book reading, listening to my iPod, and playing various card games. Favourite on deck was Sh*thead (also known as Fish T*ts), warloads/presidents and poker. Constantly if not always you had a drink in hand - common choice was beer.<br><br>By about mid-morning we would come to our swim stop. Most times it was early morning and it was fricken cold!! The sun hadn't quite warmed you up and by the time you jumped in, you were more than happy to get ...

... got off the ferry women were all over us...some even wanted to rent us a room. again we found one that suited us and we were on our way. we stayed a little bit outside of Hvar town, which turned out to be a nice, calm sanctuary from the glitz and glamour of the main strip, though it did mean a 15 minute uphill walk home. <br><br>to put it plainly, Hvar is gorgeous. it´s popularity is no accident. the island boasts an ...

... swim at the rocky beach. After painfully wading on the sharp rocks for five minutes we came back in to shore and passed the footy. During this time Matty managed to lose $50Aus, a large sum for a struggling travel bum. We calculated how many beers that would have been and grabbed some seats at a little family run restaurant. After a feed and quite a few beers (Maxi and myself shouted our friend who had been on suicide watch earlier in the afternoon) we walked along the ...

... and it is free so we will be able to watch the big game tomorrow live again! Well what a disappointment the rugby was! We finally got access at half time as the major storm throughout NZ played havoc on the satellite pictures but problem resolved by halftime...well I wish it hadn't been! What a disaster and that smug prick Robbie Deans sitting there laughing...don't get me started. Sunday we headed into Hvar early and the kids and I ...

... them as i think we were two of the only tourists on the whole island. We ended up finding a nice apartment that overlooked the ocean. It was nicer then any place that i had ever lived in and it was also cheap. After a quick rest, we heaed out into the city for dinner and walked along the ocean. What a super beautiful place to be and even better when it is not full of tourists. We then went back to the apartment after a few drinks and decided to watch funny ...

... out the door after a few phone calls and led around the corner to another guesthouse, this one owned by an old couple. Luckily, the view from this place was even more amazing, and the people just as nice. Ella and Alex got the balcony, but tara and i had a fridge. Hmmmm. Anyways...woke up early and caught a taxi boat to a secluded beach on a virtually uninhabited island of Hvar. There was a million to choose ...

Arriving in Split Hvar, by ferry. At the station Katie and I were met by all sorts of touts with rooms to rent. We were taken to see a place by Maria and were not sure what to expect but it ended up to be a really nice place with a fridge so that we could have ...