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| Our boat to Brac was full with day-trippers |
On our last full day we decided to take an island boat trip. The nearest place was on the island of Brac. We walked down to the ferry terminal and bought return tickets on the 11.15 ferry to Supetar, a village on the coast of Brac. We took our sunhats and sun cream.
The boat was full but we got good seats. There seemed to be a party of Croatian Swinging Sixties next to us, and they talked for the whole hour-long journey. We enjoyed the views as we crossed to the nearest island to the Split mainland.
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| The small port at Supetar was very pretty |
The boat came in to port at Supetar and we walked round the small harbour past several gift shops. We found a nice waterside restaurant called
Konoba Lukin, and ordered tuna pate to share, served with the oil bread that is popular in the area, and we also got a nice cool beer. My main course was cuttle fish with penne and broad beans, which was served in a stew in a dark sauce and I ate it with a spoon. Richard had octopus and gnocchi stew. Both very tasty. On the music system I listened to an old favourite from 1986, Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House.
After lunch we walked round the rest of the small port and saw the church. We sat by the water and waited for the return ferry. A lovely day out.
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| A walk round the little town after lunch |
In the evening after a rest and shower, we went out for dinner and found a table at
Chops-Grill, a smart place in the newer end of town. We had a table next to the chef. We got an amuse bouche of hummus, then I had a Greek salad starter (quite large) and sea bass. We splashed out on another Croatian white wine, a bottle of Zlahtina 2015.
England were playing Russia in the evening but we weren't tempted to go in the football bar showing the game. We saw that the score was 0-0 at half-time, but when we got back, England had gone ahead with a goal by Dier, but Russia equalised. There was a lot of fighting and taunting by the Russian fans who were not kept in a separate part of the stadium. After the football we watched Federer play Thiem in the ATP semifinal, but sadly he lost.
I slept quite well. Our last night in Villa Barbara.
