22 September 2017
I was back to Split again after Dubrovnik for the Blue Cave Tour. The weather was perfect for the tour this time. The tour included 5 islands which were Blue Cave, Stiniva bay, Green Cave, Blue Lagoon and Hvar. There were about 10 persons in the tour including the tour guide and driver. We rode on a speedboat to travel between islands. Riding a speedboat was thrilling, with lots of twists, turns and splashy actions.
The Blue cave is one of the best known natural beauties on the Adriatic see. This is the best time of the day to see all magic playing between sun and this cave. While sunlight reflects through the water coming from the white floor of the cave and bathes the cave in aquamarine light, objects in the water appear to be silver.
After Blue Cave, the next stop was Stiniva bay on the island of Vis. This uncommon shaped cove makes this place unique. Vis is the farthest inhabited island from the Croatian mainland; beyond Brac and Hvar, it is more than a two-hour ferry or catamaran ride from Split. The beach itself can only be reached by hiking down a steep and narrow path or by taking a taxi boat from the nearby cove at Rukavac. And only those vessels small enough to pass through a gap of a few metres in the cliffs can reach it.
The next visit was at the Green cave, a big cave which is characteristic because of the sun light coming through a hole on the cave's top, spreading sparkling green light on the sea inside, along the bottom, and walls.
We continued on to Blue Lagoon, where I finally challenged myself to swim. Crossing to the beach from the jetty on asingle-plank bridge was scary but I made it. The water level here was more shallow so the water temparature was not too cold. There were not much to see in the water, probably I did not swim far enough.
We stopped on another island (I forgot the name) for an hour. There was a bar restaurant at the beach. I did not want to spend on food/drinks or even for a beach bed, I decided to relax myself under shade where I started to take many bikini photos.
The last stop of the tour was Hvar. We had 3 hours free time for sightseeing and lunch in the town. The tour guide recommended a restaurant which served good food at reasonable price. It was almost full house when I arrived at the restaurant. I ordered gnocchi pasta which is made from potato, flour and egg and shaped into small ovals. I feel it tastes better than ravioli as I like its texture more.
After lunch I walked around the town. Hvar old town is rather small and boring in comparison with the old towns in Split, Kotor and Dubrovnik. There is a UNESCO site in Hvar, called Stari Grad Plain which represents a comprehensive system of land use and agricultural colonisation by the Greeks, in the 4th century BC. Unlike better-known sites such as Plitvice Lakes National Park or Dubrovnik, the "wow!" factor is muted here. The neatly laid out paths and walls that crisscross 1377 hectares. If I knew about this place back then I would have visited this place.
We headed back to Split after Hvar on the same speedboat.
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