A big day today which started with a bus ride to Vidova Gora, Brac’s highest peak. I’ve been told that to hike the peak it would take around 2 hours one way but as the tour is on a time limit we took the bus and walked the remaining few hundred feet to the top. The view of Brac and the Adriatic coastline was pretty special. Apparently on a really clear day you can see all the way to Italy!
From there we moved on to the village of Skrip, the islands oldest settlement and home to an olive oil museum. I explored the gorgeous village, bought some olive oil soap and saw how olive oil used to be made before sitting down to a lunch of prosciutto, cheese, bread, tapenade and red wine. Delicious!
View from Vidova Dora
Olive oil museum in Skrip
Village of Skrip
The tour guide?
This afternoon was all to myself so I raced down to Zlatni Rat (Golden Cape) for a swim in the Adriatic. It was a bit cooler than expected as the warmer shoreline quickly dips to deeper, cooler water. But it was so refreshing! I stupidly didn't take a towel from the hotel, assuming I would have to hire a towel and sun-bed at the beach but I couldn't find anything when I got there. Nevermind, I just sat my butt straight down on the pebbles for a bake and dry-off after my swim.
Later on I walked up to the old Bol church (dating back to the 9-10 century) and Dominican Monastery before heading back to Golden Cape for the sunset. The walk is all along the esplanade and I could hardly take my eyes of the water and all kinds of fish you can see so clearly.
Golden Cape beach
The old church and Dominican monastery
The bura winds really picked up after sundown making for a chilly walk to dinner. Luckily the waiter gave us a complimentary 'body-warmer' to make our walk back to the hotel a little more cheerful. It must have kicked in as I'm really ready to nod off now!