Thursday, August 6, 2009

Au Revoir, Mr. Tom

Thankfully, our destination was worth the effort. Hvar is a pretty radical place, albeit pretty touristy. Just like most touristy places, though, if you go far enough off the main drag, you can find a place all of your own. On one such occasion, this happened!



A little background info before we get back to the photos: Hvar is an island off the coast of Split, Croatia that is kind of like a haven for elite European tourists (yachts, 5-star hotels, etc), but it also has a lot to offer the poor backpacker crowd (although there weren't a ton of our kind around). Tom booked us a room in a nice place close to the beach. Here's ol Tom:



I did a whole lot o' snorkeling. I saw a bunch of fish, a sting ray looking thing, billions of sea urchins, and lots of hermit crabs. I wrangeled a bunch of hermit crabs together and Taylor made a fort for them. Yeah...we're 12 years old.



Major Bum-out Alert: Tom's time with us on our trip came to and end, and he had to head back to the US of A. Apparently he has responsibilities and stuff like that. Here he is on his way out. We'll miss you, Tom.



Tom caught a ferry back to Split, where he was flying to London to Boston, via Dublin, I believe. Taylor and I, on the other hand, took a 15 minute water taxi to a spot called Robinson's, that looked like this:



We read, snorkeled, and got sunburned. Taylor spent most of her time like this. Rough day.





Next stop, Dubrovnik.

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