Croatian Island Hop

The photos I have don't really do justice to the beauty that is Hvar Island. The weather was a little stormy when we arrived, but it was still quite warm. This island is one of the main party islands in Croatia, actually there's a small island not far from here actually called Party Island, but since our trip was already pretty physically grueling and we were only halfway through it, we decided it probably would be wise not to go too crazy here. Plus we were only here for one night, but we made the most of the full day we spent exploring.

We both really wanted to go swimming in the Adriatic Sea (part of the Mediterranean) so as soon as we dropped our stuff off at our hostel, we geared up in swimsuits and went to the "beach". Our hostel by the way was very cute and had this sort of romantic honey-moon appeal to it. Maybe too romantic to be there with your sister :). Anyways, we went to the beach which was really just big rocks that touched the water with ladders attached to them so you could climb in and out. The water was a little cold, but so salty that I could lay on my back and float no problem.

We got a little cold, so we decided to stop swimming and warm up by hiking to an old castle/fortress at the top of the island. As we were walking, the sun started to come out and it warmed up a lot by the time we made it to the top of the island. We explored the fortress and took some pictures along the way, and then decided we were too hot and sweaty, so we ran back down to go back to the water.

View from the Fortress

We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and lying in the sun. Our hostel had mini kitchens in every room, so we cooked a nice little meal for ourselves, showered/cleaned up, and went out to enjoy some night life. We explored the town a little, looked in shops, and saw a sweet street-side concert of a group of French guys playing African fusion music. It was pretty sweet.

Here's a couple more photos of the island...

The "Beach"

Harbour Sunset

Next stop - Dubrovnik!