Splitting our way down the Dalmation Coast

We caught a morning bus from Skradin, the journey back to Sibenik was much better - the driver used two hands on the wheel and even braked at corners!!

We hopped on board the bus to Split and several hours later we arrived at Split Harbour only to be ambushed by elderly natives trying to sell you accomodation for the night. Like turtoises, with our rucksacks on our backs, we set off to find our pre-booked apartment. The apartment was beautiful with air conditioning (not to mention very overpriced) however it was extremely close to the harbour and Diocelin's Palace.

The harbour and Diocelin's Palace in the background

The next day we went for breakfast and Sam was faced with a big disappointment. The "Americano" he ordered was so small he dreaded to see the size of an expresso!

we hunted out a quiet beach and spent most of the day there, swimming and relaxing, before catching the 5pm Catamaran to Korcula Island.

Despite arriving half an hour early for the Catamaran, we were yet again let down by the "continental queueing system" which resulted in us arriving first and boarding last. We arrived in Korcula at 7.30pm and found our LonelyPlanet recommended guesthouse overlooking the beautiful harbour! As it was a Sunday night and all the shops were shut, unfortunately we had no choice but to eat out..again! Not only had our room airconditioning, but also satelitte tv with Little Britain dubbed into German, "computer sagt nein.."

The view from our balcony

Korcula is the home to famous explorer Marco Polo

The following day we rented snorkels, masks and fins and boarded a taxi boat to Lumbarda on the other side of the island.

After a hard day swimming and relaxing we headed back to Korcula and went out for dinner to a traditional 'taverna' restaurant. We enjoyed Pogacice (a kind of Croatian pizza with roasted veg on top) and home made macaroni.

Noone offered to take our photo so we compromised...

...some were not as lucky as us - such as this stray cat who could only find a few strands of grass between the cobbles to nibble at...

Before leaving Korcula we treated ourselves to a giant ice cream! During our holiday we have been quite the connoisseurs of ice creams - having one most days! Although this home made ice cream was good - it still did not beat Enricos in Vienna! Yum...

After a long journey on the ferry, a rip of taxi up the hill, a walk down the hill and back up again (because he dropped us in the wrong place) we arrived in our gueshouse in Dubrovnik yesterday evening. After we 'freshened up' we found this view over the harbour!

Dubrovnik is our last destination of this holiday... our final blog post will from London town! Bye for now :)