The morning heat was once again sending us fast for the aircon and the trip south. Our first stop was Trogir (a UNESCO world heritage site) a medieval village pop 1600 built on a small island accessed by a stone causeway a true living museum but complete with thousands of other tourists who had also discovered it. As we had had an early start we weren’t caught in the traffic jam which stretched for kms when we were leaving Trogir. Worth a stop with its city walls, embattlements, narrow alleyways and hawkers, markets and cafes everywhere.
Split-well known for its walled city was also a maaaaad house with tourists queuing for ferry rides, hawkers and souvenir shops. We went in search of the famous toe of the bishop Gregorius of Nin statue. As legend says if you rub his toe you obtain eternal good luck. Of course we did the rub of his big toe which is worn golden with the rubbing over the centuries. Restoration work is in progress and people still live in the walled city the dungeon area was great with its large stoned walls and soooo cool after the outside heat.
Driving toward Dubrovnik the traffic was worse than spaghetti junction in Auckland at rush hour- after three hours @ 15km/ph we gave up and started searching for accommodation.
Finally arrived at Drvenik, a smallish coastal town where we scored a waterfront apartment with aircon and promptly took off for a swim, rest and another swim. Sitting on the balcony overlooking the Adriatic Sea with a glass of vino- life is good.!!
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