Hvar, Coatia ~ Our Island in the Sun

When we last updated you we were in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Since then we traveled by rental car up the (most) beautiful Croatian coast to the town of Split. On the way we ventured into Bosnia~Herzegovina to make a pilgrimage to Mejugorje (the site where the Virgin Mary is to have appeared to several school children). The weather was extremely hot that day and we both feared heat stroke from the long, rugged climb to the top of Apparition Hill.

When we arrived in Split we were too late for the Catamaran that would take us to the island of Hvar where we are staying for five days. We hung around Split for a few hours, had a terrible meal, and caught the last ferry of the night ~ finally arriving to the island at 10:30 PM. We took a taxi from the town of Stari Grad to Hvar Town. We are lodging at a small hotel called Villa Nora (www.villanora.eu). When we staggered into the hotel with all of our baggage we felt like celebrities as the owner and his daughter greeted us with hugs and champagne. Everyone in the hotel restaurant applauded us since they had been waiting all day for our arrival. The owners knew we were on our honeymoon and had spread the word. The flowers in the room must have been the "give~away".

Here are a few more pics from the last couple of days. The pics are of us having dinner (complete with Grapa) at the outdoor restaurant "Lucullus" in our hotel. The next is us out and about near the harbor in Hvar Town and the last is a view across the harbor with the old fort in the background.

Tomorrow we are taking a boat excursion to visit the "Blue Cave" and hopefully will have some fantastic photos to share about that. We will also go for a swim in what is known as the green cave. Both are island/rock formations in the Adriatic and are supposed to be two of the most incredible sights in all of Europe. We will also visit the town and beaches of the island Vis. Our excursion includes lunch of grilled tuna, salad, and wine while at sea. Okay we are off to dinner as it is nearly 10:00 PM Monday night. We need to be up early for our boat excursion. We are here through Wednesday night and move on to our last destination Thursday.

Before we go ~ here's a word from The Bride ~ what a wonderful adventure and experience to share with Tim. He has done A LOT of planning for this once in a life time honeymoon. I am so spoiled. Thanks for following along with our travels ~ we miss you!!

P.S. When looking at the raw seafood pic [which doesn't do it justice] I'm wondering how I could have eaten that and live to tell about it........hmmmm, must be love.