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29 June 2023 - Day Excursion on Brac Island to Sutivan, Vidova Gora & Skrip
We drove around Brac island today and our first stop was the small town of Sutivan. It is very picturesque and not at all touristy.
Our next stop was the 778 metre high peak of Vidova Gora, which is the highest point of all the Adriatic islands. There were excellent views of the famous Zlatni rat beach at Bol and also across to Hvar Island. We took out our camping chairs and ate our sandwiches there.
We made our way back to our apartment via the village of Skrip. Our guide book raved about the stone houses, but there weren't many of them and there wasn't much to see or do!
Our plan had been to stop at Lovrecina Bay for a swim. The road to the beach was very steep and narrow and we decided not to risk damaging the car. It was a good decision as I later saw on Tripadvisor that several people found the road to be very nerve wracking.
See my blog "Brac, Croatia: Travel Guide" for further information on visiting the island of Brac.
30 June 2023 - Day Excursion to the Island of Hvar, Croatia
We had been to the island of Hvar about 16 years ago and really liked it. We therefore decided to take a passenger ferry over for the day to visit Hvar Town again and the town of Stari Grad.
There is a fast ferry between Milna on Brac Island and Hvar Town that sailed at 09.50 and returned at 19.10. We wandered around Hvar Town for an hour and a half before taking the bus to Stari Grad. We had 2 hours in Stari Grad before the bus returned to Hvar Town. This gave us enough time to wander around the old town of Stari Grad.
We then had another 4 hours to explore and enjoy Hvar Town. We walked up to the castle, which for some reason we hadn't visited the last time. It was a steep and hot walk but had very good views. The cost of entering the castle is too high and like a lot of other people we didn't enter and enjoyed the views from the base of the castle.
Hvar Town was trendy and popular when we were last there and it is even more so now. It is still a very nice town but expensive.
See my blog "Hvar Island, Croatia: Travel Guide" for further information about visiting Hvar.
1 July 2023 - Day Excursion to Bol, Croatia
Bol is the main resort area on the Island of Brac as it has Zlatni rat, which is Croatia's most famous beach.
It should have been a 45 minute drive to Bol from our apartment in Supetar, but there was severe traffic congestion in Supetar due to cars queuing to board the ferry. This delayed us by half an hour and made us aware that we must get an early ferry when we leave Brac tomorrow.
Parking in Bol was surprisingly easy and we walked into the town for lunch. It is a very pleasant town despite not having many old buildings. Afterwards we walked half an hour to Zlatni rat beach along a very pleasant tree lined promenade. Unfortunately we didn't have our swimming gear and we decided not to go naturist!
2 July 2023 - Brac to the Island of Rab, Croatia
Unfortunately there isn't a ferry from Brac Island to Rab Island. This meant we had to take a ferry back to Split, drive 4 hours northwards along the coast and then take another ferry to Rab Island.
After experiencing yesterday's congestion at the port we got up early to catch the 07.45 ferry to Split. There was no problem in boarding the ferry at this time and it took less than an hour to reach Split.
The second half of the journey from Split to Rab Island was very scenic. After Zadar the road follows the coast through Paklenica National Park to the small ferry port at Jablanac. The long and narrow island of Pag across the water is very dramatic due to its stark and desolate terrain.
There is an hourly ferry from Jablanac to Misnjak on Rab Island. We waited for about half an hour and boarded the next ferry. It was a short 15 minute ferry ride and then half an hour drive to our apartment in Rab Town.
Our apartment was nice, but we soon found that we had a very noisy family above us. I complained to the owners who were aware of the problem as they lived in the apartment above the noisy family. They very kindly offered to refund our money for the remaining 3 nights.
Fortunately I found another good apartment that had a cancellation. It was better than the original apartment, but was 50% more expensive. It was worth it and we couldn't have endured another 3 days of the noise at our original apartment. See my blog "UK to Greek Islands Accommodation - Part 2" for further information about the apartment.
3 July 2023 - Beach Day at Paradise Beach on Rab Island
It was a hot day so we drove 25 minutes northwards to Paradise beach near the village of San Marino. We rented sun loungers and an umbrella and spent 5 hours relaxing there.
It is a very nice beach for families as it is very shallow and there are a lot of facilities. It was too shallow as we had to walk out very far to reach a depth of about 2 feet deep. It was also too commercialised and busy for our liking.
I have found that Rab Island is too developed with buildings everywhere. Rab Town itself is very nice and unspoilt. See my blog "Rab, Croatia: Travel Guide" for further information.
In the evening we moved into our new apartment. It is very comfortable and also very quiet!
4 July 2023 - Beach Day on Frkanj Peninsula near Rab Town
It was another hot day and I didn't want to spend it driving around the over developed island. We decided to have another beach day and to try the nearby Frkanj peninsula as it looked undeveloped.
It was only a 10 minute drive from our apartment and there was parking by a small taverna. We found a nice shaded spot a few metres from the sea and had a very nice day swimming and reading.
In the evening we went to our usual restaurant in Rab Town and walked around the town afterwards. Rab Town has a vibrant lower section with shops and restaurants. The upper part has 4 churches with bell towers and an attractive wooded parkland to the east of it.
5 July 2023 - Beach Day on Frkanj Peninsula near Rab Town
We went back to the Frkanj peninsula today as we enjoyed it so much yesterday. We have done a lot of driving and sightseeing over the last 11 weeks and just wanted to relax.
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