Split, Croatia Day 2

Split, Croatia Day 2

You know that it will be a lazy day when you head to the beach first thing.  We loaded up our bags and had a map to take us there.  There was a slight detour with construction and we were brought through some older parts of town being renovated.  It looks like they are working on some new waterfront buildings for shipping and businesses.  The old concrete and stone buildings sure take a hit with the saltwater and air, and these new buildings had different barriers in place to protect the foundations from rust and concrete from deteriorating.  

As soon as we hit the beach, we could see the competition water polo area.  There were lights and bleachers right along the ocean.  On the TV, we saw the highlights of the 2010 world finals one evening.  This all makes sense now, Croatia won and this place loves their water polo.  Everywhere, there are water polo fields set up and floating goals.  Kids are always practicing while out playing.  We even noticed a few dudes walking down the beach that must have been competition players since they were built different and super tall.  They kind of look funny with huge chests and smaller legs.  It's like a swimmers build, but even thicker on the top.  

The beach is mostly rock and pebbles with a walkway that takes you along the shore.  There are public water spigots and showers every once in a while.  Most intriguing, are the rocks that sometimes make large cliffs to jump off of along the water.  I really wanted to jump a few times, but was not sure of the depth.  Down a little further, there were kids of all ages jumping off a high wall into the water.  The height did not seem to bother these tiny dudes at all.  We found a nice shady place to arrange our gear and headed in the water.  Andrew and I walked right in over the sketchy rocks and totally missed the nice entry way that was provided.  The temps were once again refreshing and   the protected cove was nice.  The rocks sure make a different coastline than I am used to.  Snorkeling would sure be nice, but I still have not seen anyone that I could ask to borrow a mask from just yet.  

While swimming, we saw a freighter come through from the north.  A Croatian Coast Guard boat came out and got close to the boat, then all of a sudden, the freighter did a 180 and took off the other way.  We suppose that it was not allowed to be close to shore, or must go through the other islands avoiding the proximity to Split.  Also, it might not be good for tourism being so close to shore.  Pretty cool to watch.

After the beach, it was a needed nap after the belly bomb sandwich we had for lunch.  We then headed out for dinner groceries and came back to get to work.  There were some cordon bleu frozen nuggets that interested us ,so we got them and whipped up a killer pasta dish.  There is a communal kitchen down below and outside which made a comical place to cook.  New guests were arriving and we could entertain them and they entertained us.  3 British girls arrived as we were eating.  All we could remember was how Andrew handles Brits, so it was funny starting to talk with them.  After dinner, we made the place spic and span, and went back to the room.  Andrew had the invite to go out with them that night. He did.... I will leave it at that.  If you have read this far, please email him to encourage the writing of events of the evening.  Trust me.   I can not do it justice.  Agaden4@yahoo.com