Somehow we woke up early, again, grabbed tasty tasty Croatian pastries and made quick (ish) work of the hike up the hill to the fortress over looking the town of Hvar. We saw the view, some recovered amphorae from shipwrecks, and the prison. It was pretty cool.
Then we hopped a water taxi to the neighboring island of Palmižana. It looks like a fish skeleton from above, but is much prettier at sea level, we assure you.
We found the main cove, then decided to explore a little and found this lunar landscape:
We want to dive right in, but the rocks had been extremely weathered by wind and waves, and trying to walk on these rocks without slippers would have been impossible.
Heading back to the main cove, we first tried lying on a concrete pier, but it had been so sun-baked that it was too hot to sit on, even with the sarongs we brought. This forced us to wander for a bit, frustrated and hot, until we found a recently vacated set of beach chairs. We knew we’d probably be charged for using them, but at this point the water was too much to resist, so we snatched them while we could. Miraculously, no waiter appeared to demand payment, and we spent the next 3 hours enjoying the sun, sea, and a good book without any interruptions.
Back in town, we went for a stroll and stumbled upon a seaside bar we had heard good things about: Hula Hula Bar. The tunes were bumping while we sipped a few mojitos and watche the sun slowly make its way toward the horizon.
Post-sunset let us to dinner at Gariful, a classy seafood restaurant perched on prime corner real estate at the corner of the marina. We filled our bellies with tuna carpaccio and grilled scampi (big prawns). Then, when asked by our waiter to move tables between courses to accommodate a large party, we happily obliged. Little did we know that this small favor would lead not only to another round of drinks (our 0.5 L beers!) but free dessert as well!
They call this shrimp size “scampi” – it was a bit confusing to say the least.
They’re the size of dinner plates!
Free dessert? And it’s pretty?! Yessiree boss!
Post-dinner we roamed the town, explored a few of the local watering holes, and made a few brief friends from across the globe, including one gent who enjoyed meeting Grant so much (or maybe it was the drinks) he smooched him on the cheek!
Sorry folks – no photos of the affection-in-action!
Then, we slept like rocks once again 🙂
-G & J
Particularly like the picture of Grant and his pet canon.