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  • July 2 - Dalmation Island Hopping
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    Agave and Harbor in Hvar

    After loading our luggage, our bus drove us to the docks in Split where we boarded a ferry for Hvar . The bus drove on to meet us later. The ferry ride took us about two hours. I spent most of the time inside where it was air conditioned. When we arrived, we took shuttles across the island the the main town. Our driver was out of the American west. He had on a cowboy hat and a big belt buckle. He was playing 60s American music on his CD player, or was it a cassette player?


    Photos by Bob Lynn
    Fortress of Hvar

    Saso gave us a brief orientation tour of Hvar . It couldn't have been longer because the town is very small. We went as a group to the Benedictine Convent where the nuns never go outside. Instead, they pray and make lace all day long. Ann and I then did a short tour on our own mainly to kill time until lunchtime. We scouted a couple of restaurants but they were not open for lunch. We settled on Konoba Menego , a Rick Steves recommended restaurant. It was worth the climb to it up very steep and very hot steps. We had the fishermen's platter, a cold mixture of squid salad and two kinds of sardine-like fish. The half liter of home made wine gave us the motivation for our next adventure.


    Continuing up the steep steps and along a gravel path with several switchbacks, we reached the 13th century Hvar fortress . The main feature of the fortress is its view of the harbor and surrounding countryside. On the way back down, we questioned our sanity for making the trek in such high heat.


    Photos by Bob Lynn
    Swimming Area

    Back at sea level, we walked over to the swimming area where we killed time and cooled off by wading in the water. Then we went back to the docks and caught a high-speed catamaran for Korcula . This was a much shorter ferry ride but Ann and I took advantage of the time by napping the whole way.


    Photos by Bob Lynn
    Dinner in Korcula

    When we got to Korcula , our bus was waiting for us and took us across the island to the town with the same name. This is a small, walled town that has maintained its Venetian character. After checking into Hotel Marco Polo, Saso led us into the old town for a good dinner at a fish restaurant. I had the #1 fish and Ann had squid. They were both better than average.


    Here is a link to the photos that I took today.