Day 9: Dalmation Island Hopping
On to some of Croatia's spectacular islands as we head out to our vacation from our vacation:
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Today's Highlights
Today we dove into island culture as we tried to adjust to a lazier schedule. The best parts of the day were:
- Taking in the intricate lace work at the Benedictine Convent. The patience and skill required to create such beautiful designs was simple amazing.
- A fun hike with the group up to the fortress - well, hike is a bit overstated it's more like stairs and then a switch back ramp. But who cares how you got there when the views were so beautiful!
- Lunch with friends under a canopy of green, dining on the patio at Paladini. Yes, the prices were a bit steep (as they are everywhere in Hvar), but the food was delicious and the company made for an excellent meal! Pro-Tip: If you're splitting the bill with a group, be sure to remember the Croatian name of your dish!
- Strolling the beach promenade with delightful sea breezes.
- A catamaran ride to Korčula where we all tried to substitute our own dialogue for what the actors were really saying on the Croatian soap opera that was playing on the TV.
- A relaxing dinner in Korčula as we caught the last of the sunset along restaurant row.
Activity Tracking
Even though we were on ferries or islands all day long, that doesn't mean we couldn't pack in quite a few steps. Exploring Hvar took up most of the day (with plenty of time for a long sit down at an awesome lunch). Peak steps for the day came walking along the promenade and peak flights of stairs for the day came from the hike to the fortress.
Totals for the day: 22,854 steps and 74 flights of stairs
- A: Pacing on the ferry - Jody had to make it to 30,000 steps!
- B: Wandering Hvar including a visit to the Benedictine Convent and the Franciscan Monastery
- C: Walk along the Hvar promenade
- D: Orientation walk in Korčula and finding a spot for dinner
- E: Hiking up to Hvar Fortress including exploring inside the fortress ~35 floors
Totals for the day: 22,854 steps and 74 flights of stairs
Day 10: Island Relaxation
Today's itinerary is blank! Just an optional happy hour sunset cruise, which we gladly took advantage of!
Today's Highlights
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Activity Tracking
A vacation from our vacation and we could do whatever we wanted! The day was a mix of exploring, swimming and just plain laziness. Peak steps for the day came during our afternoon jaunt to the next town over and peak flights of stairs came from walking back up to the room from the beach.
Totals for the day: 20,770 steps, 52 flights of stairs
- A: Morning walk in Korčula
- B: Walking into town to pick up lunch and pot luck happy hour snacks
- C: Afternoon walk to the next town over
- D: Walking back to the hotel from dinner
- E: Swimming won't get you a lot of steps, but clambering over rocks will get you flights of stairs
- F: Walk up from the harbor directly to Massimo's for a sunset cocktail
Totals for the day: 20,770 steps, 52 flights of stairs
Get your passports ready! We're off to Bosnia-Herzegovina tomorrow.
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