Brac

On our last day in Croatia, we took the ferry to one of the many islands off the coast of Croatia called Brac. The harbour was at a(nother) very pretty town called Supetar.

Supetar

We browsed around for an hour and walked out to the mausoleum along the coast, then caught the bus across the island to Bol.

Mausoleum

From Bol we walked to Zlatni Rat, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world (and that's not just my opinion). We had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the beach and then spent the afternoon sunbathing and paddling. I wanted to stay there for ever!

View while eating lunch

Zlatni Rat Beach

The sea looked so clear

Caroline braving a paddle

On the ferry back, we met a guy from London who sells holiday homes in Croatia. We got chatting and (once he had quickly sussed that there was no point in giving us a sales pitch) offered us a lift to the airport the next morning which was very nice of him and if you ever want to buy a holiday home in Croatia (I definitely plan to one day!), I will give you his details!

Beautiful sunset on the ferry ride back

Arriving back in Split

I was sad to have to leave Croatia; I would love to work and live there one day, but teaching jobs and fairly few and far between. The only downside (and this is a small gripe) was that the food was pretty bland, everywhere seemed to serve pasta and pizza. Maybe the restaurants here cater mainly for the day tripper/cruise ship crowd, but I'd have loved to have found some traditionally Croatian food on the menus. However, that won't put me off and I'll have to hunt harder next time, maybe they're just as elusive as that Macdonalds (we never did find it!). I'm sure I'll visit again and hopefully stay longer next time.