Croatia
my first few days in Croatia were spent first in Split and then in Havar. I was still with some Ivey friends and then LA (another friend from school and one of the people who helped make Attainable Intelligence a success last summer) joined us in preparation for the Croatian coastal cruise which started on July 17th.
Plitvice Lakes
On our second or third day in Croatia the group of us decided to check out a National Park which turned out to be a three hour drive from split. Although that seems like a long way for a park...this part was one of the most amazing places I have ever seen. It is still hard to believe that something like this even exists and since words just can't do it justice (for what it's worth the photo's don't either), I will just provide some shots from our walk.
From Split we went to Havar and had one of the best days of my whole trip. Graham, Mark, LA, and I decided to rent a boat for the day and, after some skillful negotiation, found a good price for a 18ft boat with 90 hp. We spent the day driving from bay to bay taking swim breaks every so often and generally exploring the islands around Havar. For lunch we checked out a cool place which was recommended to me by a family friend (Renee) and had an absolutely amazing seafood stew (although it was a little bit more pricey than expected). To cap it all off we got to see the sunset from the boat and drove straight up to a beach party.
At this point LA and I split off from the rest of the group and headed back to Split before the start of yacht week. The sailing cruise was something that Kaite (Australian Kaite) asked if i was interested in joining. The trip started in Split and then moved down the coast, stopping in different villages/cities along the way.
The Cruise
Our adventure started out on slightly shaky ground when LA and I could not find the boat and the departure time was fast approaching. We finally found it with everyone else on-board and waiting...
On our first day we went back to Havar and I ended up having one of the best meals of my trip. There is this restaurant on the boardwalk in Havar which has really high-quality seafood and makes a bit of a show while they grill it right on the boardwalk with super-yachts all around. It turned out that while I was there they had just brought in a 160kg tuna and were slicing it up right there in front of the restaurant. I later went in to try it out and had fantastic Tuna carpacio.
Another highlight of this voyage was the chance to dive an old WWII German warship. This boat still has three torpedoes on it and a huge gun-turret which can still be moved around to this day (German engineering). This was my first wreck dive and I really enjoyed the experience. Other sights of note were a big grouper and a moray eel.
The German Boat
The rest of the trip was fantastic and included Dubrovnik, parties in caves, lots of swimming, and some really nice coastline. With that said though, the best part was probably simply the chance to catch up with Kaite after so long. It is cool that we can just meet up and start right back where we left off.
Partying with Kaite
After the cruise I spent a few days in Split to recover and get a bit of consulting work done. On the 27th i fly to Milan where I will have to spend the night in the airport before moving on to Spain on the 28th and hopefully meeting up with Mark Vasey again.
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