CROATIA

This morning we rolled into port around 8am, because there was no US consulate meeting we were able to have a nice leisurely breakfast and then pack up for the day.  Two of our good friend's parents are coming to visit them so we went to meet up with them at the port entrance. We sent it towards the Old City and began exploring the inside of the walled city. It is a really cool area! We found our way over to the famous, by SAS standards at least, café Buza. It is a bar carved into the cliffs where people sit and drink while watching people leap from the rocks into the crystal clear Adriatic. We opted not to open our wallets here for drinks as they were rather pricey but we did partake in some great cliff jumping! Then we went back into the city and found a good lunch spot that could accommodate our large party and enjoyed some great seafood risotto. After a nice long lunch with we went to the beach at Big Red's hotel. They are staying at a great spot which has a small cove surrounded by high rocks and deep clear water. There was this really cool cave that we all swam into until the end, which was about 20 yards. We sat in knee deep water surrounded by the rock overhang and white-blue rock on the bottom. Pretty unreal! After a little while in there we got adventure and hiked up into the rocks and did a few epic jumps, but we were nothing compared to the local ten-year olds who, clad in their speedos, spider climbed up to scary heights and let it rip! Later in the evening after a brief nap and shower on the explorer we returned to the city for dinner. We found a nice spot and had a really fun time before going to a local bar that was filled with SAS kids. One thing we are learning is that AC in the bars here is highly optional and you should have seen the sweat pouring off everyone while dancing and having fun. It was foul! I hope to get a few pictures of all this up towards the end of the stay in Croatia because we plan to find internet and book hostels and ferries etc for the coming ports. Tomorrow we are going on a kayak excursion around a local island, stay tuned!