Split, Croatia Day 1

Split, Croatia Day 1

After some of the most scenic travel of our trip, we made it to the town of Split. The bus took us from Dubrovnik along the coast passing through little villages and fishing communities. The road was twisting and turning, skirting the cliffs the entire way. Looking out to the Adriatic, we could see open ocean sparkling with the sunny skies. It reminded me a lot of the Pacific Coast Highway in California, but I could not understand the street signs. This is prime tourist season in Europe, so the busses were packed and everyone had beach gear with them. Some people hop on the bus for just a few miles, and others stay on for quite a bit, all the way to Zagreb to the north. One time, for a bus stop, where the bus waits for a while, Andrew and I went to get a soda and use the bathroom. We thought that this was a long stop where we could do something like this, but it was not. While walking to the bus we saw Katherine yelling out the door for us to hurry up. We boarded and she said that the driver tried to pull away and she had to run to the front to tell him that we were still out there somewhere. Whew! We were glad to keep her on there to guard our seats and keep him from leaving us. Good work girl.

We arrived at the bus station and had to decipher the hostel directions. Things like, "just ask where the theater is", and "everyone knows", led us in the right direction. Luckily, we found a city map and could locate one of the streets. Split has a large waterfront with a bustling old town and shopping district and our place is located in the back of the area. No problem. We found the hostel nestled back within old crumbling buildings. The host came out with cake for us, fresh out of the oven. Wow! We had heard that about this place, but did not expect it at all. We have a room upstairs to ourselves and have to share a bathroom with others. Not a problem either. We have become good at that. You just have to bring everything down with you all at once and when you are like me, and try to get some laundry done in there, it might be a little tricky.

This night we just ate from a little burger joint with all menu items being named after American cities. Interesting, but good. The next day will be a little exploring and heading to the beach.