Day 22 – Island of Brač

We got breakfast from the local shop to start the day – fresh bread, jam and orange juice – and headed straight to the station. We thought hopefully their lunch break would be over by now. It turned out that we had been looking in the wrong place all along and that the ticket office was just down the road from the main station. Doh!

We now have our journey to Zagreb and our accommodation there sorted. After our Italian difficulties we now feel a great sense of achievement that we are back on track.

We next bought ferry tickets to Supertar on the island of Brač (rhymes with hatch). These were very cheap luckily, as everything seems to be here.

The ferry was very nice and took 45 minutes. Once at Brač we walked along the coastal path. It is disappointing to say that this beautiful island has been a little spoilt in some areas – namely those close to the port where lazy scallies of all nationalities can enjoy Europop pumping out from tacky cocktail and burger bars, jetskis and roasting themselves raw in the sun.

Beyond these parts though the island is very beautiful with evergreen woodlands next to rockpools and crystal clear sea. This is where we decided to sit and paddle and generally enjoy the scenery. It was lovely.

We returned to the ferry port and had an ice cream – almost half the price we paid in Italy although it has to be said that is one thing Italians do better. After catching the ferry back we went shopping for some dinner and returned for a nice meal, a glass of wine (at 1.60 pounds a bottle it would be rude not to) and an early night.