Last Croatian Holiday Post

Today was cake day. Our last day in Croatia was pretty uneventful. We spent it at a beach sun-bathing all day and enjoyed a swim in the Adriatic for the last time.

Day 7- Split

It is very loud here.

There are many more cars and we can hear every single one as they drive past our window. The buses make a rumbling sound as they go past- all this noise is quite a shock to the system after a quiet few days.

The Diocletian Palace ruins

Day 6- Korcula II/ Arrival into Split

(Super long post with SO MANY pictures)

Today was probably the most troublesome day during the entire holiday.

Southern Croatia had a thunderstorm. At the beginning, I was quite glad of the rain. It bought a cool breeze to the town and for once I wasn't constantly sweating. However in the afternoon the storm grew. The episodes of rain was more frequent and it was pouring down. The cool breeze turned into a chill and I had to borrow Philip's jumper! I did not think that I would at any point wear a jumper and not feel boiling hot during this holiday.

Day 5- Korcula

Posing next a canon is normal right?

Day 4- Miljet

The owner of the hostel gave us a free lift to the ferry terminal this morning. We were leaving Dubrovnik today to go to Miljet Island via ferry. Fortunately for us, she was getting up early to drive to the airport and offered us a ride. We were very appreciative of this as it meant we got to the terminal in good time (7.30 for 9.15 boat) and it saved us a taxi fare. 

The view from our balcony- stunning!

Day 3- Lokrum

(Pictures coming very soon!)

The last day in Dubrovnik was a relaxing one, although it was technically mostly spent at Lokrum, an island near Dubrovnik.

It took only 10 minutes by boat and once we got off, we decided to just wonder without looking at any maps. That might not have been such a good idea. We were climbing up a walking trail for quite a while, but it was so hot that it wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been. We decided to try and go downwards and find a beach to finally feel the Adriatic Sea. We did find a nice area to swim in the end, and when we left that spot to walk back to the harbour, we realised that our 'exclusive' spot was actually much much closer to the harbour than we thought- all that walking in the heat for nothing!

Day 2- Dubrovnik

We had planned on getting up at 7am, so we can go out in the cool and beat the tours to the City Wall of the Old Town. However, we ended up getting up just before 8am. We got to the city wall at 9am, so it wasn't too bad and the weather wasn't too hot at that point.

We started walking around the City Wall at Ploce gate. This part of the wall had the steepest climb and was deemed to be less busy by the Lonely Planet, so a good starting place. The views of the old town was beautiful. The terracotta roof tiles that covered over each building was a classic sight of Dubrovnik. The coast line and mountainous views were also amazing. My boyfriend and I enjoyed watching the kayakers at sea struggling to steer and move forward.

Trying to look cool in the boiling heat