Rest Day: Split

We spent a relaxing morning drinking coffee with Ante at our local café, first time tasting Cafe Schlagg, I local delicacy which I think replaces milk with a very sweet vanilla like ice cream. It was very yummy so we had two! Ante has been a wonderful host and it was lovely to be able to sit and chat with him about his life in Croatia and beforehand! He’s a fun, smiley and light hearted guy.

Coffee sunk, we headed for the big city: Split, to take in the tourist sights and sounds. It’s really very beautiful. Perhaps not as quintessentially picturesque as Rovinj, but more alive with culture and city life, with street sellers, markets, back streets and the hustle and bustle of delay life. We explored the old quarter of the city until the heat caused our excitement to turn to exhaustion and we slowed down in search of shade.

Ante had suggested we eat at a little restaurant called Corto Maltese and it was incredible, Chez and I shared two platers, one seafood mousse and one cold meats, both were exceptional! Josh and Dunphy both had lamb and mash potato with a kind of jus. I can’t praise it enough!

With Split out of our system, we headed to the beach further south with shade, a small bar and the Adriatic ocean to cool ourselves, the perfect end to the holiday and we managed to get in the water every day!

Josh and Dunphy are due to fly home early tomorrow so it’s an early night with a cup of tea.Read more