Things got markedly more exciting after yesterday's entry - we had our on the rocks by the sea, then rented a double-seater kayak and took to the ocean. We didn't go too far beause of the limited time, but we did find a good beach for swimming. Afterwards, ice cream was agin in order, and we clambered up the long gangway to board the car ferry for Mljet. Dinner on board was better than expected (I'm getting really bored of chips, but these were possibly the world's best - it's something about the oil they have down here...) and soon we were on Mljet. Unlike Korcula, this island is very different from Hvar. We journey along winding roads along the sides of steep mountains, completely covered in trees. People who think Ireland is green probably need to pay a visit. Half of the island is a national park, and in this half we eventually reached our hotel. It looked like it was once a great place, these days it is a little rough around the edges. No matter though, after sleeping and breakfasting it was time to get on the water again, this time in a canoe, which required a little more skill and coordination than a Kayak. The island has two connected lakes - little lake and big lake. In the big lake there is an island with an abandoned and partly maintained/restored monastery. We stopped there twice - once on the way out for coffee and once on the way back for a swim and some lunch. Back on the coast we amused ourselves attemping to swim against a small connecting stream within the lake (both failing, miserably, but enjoying floating down it in the other direction!). Finally, it was time to move on. We're on our last boat, to Dubrovnik. After that it's on to Bosnia and then home.
The adventure begins
Birgit recovers with a glass of local wine on the ferry. Our wonderful (ahem) team of waiters approaches from behind
Birgit considers how to get from her rock to my rock while not being dressed for swimming (pictures of how this challenge was solved not available for publishing...)
Matt tries (in vain) to swim against the current
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