Day 10. Friday 10 April.

D was first up (but not necessarily first awake) at 0517! Alarms turned off, kettle turned on. A cup of tea, final packing, suitcases carried down several flights of steps (of course) in good order to meet our Uber at 0630. The ride to the ferry terminal was only about 10 minutes, which gave us plenty of time (of course) to stand around in the cold wind before boarding at 0745! D does like to build in plenty of flexibility but this was probably a bit excessive even by his standards.

Having been elbow to elbow for the past week, we wondered where all our friends were? Explanation: the season hasn’t started yet…could have fooled us! But it’s getting quieter.

First port of call: Korcula. A few passengers disembark, a few boarded.

Then Hvar. Quick and easy disembarkation then trusting Apple Maps to lead us to our apartment: only 800 metres. The maps did say steep and lots of steps – quite accurately. After first set of steps, decided to go off recommended route and stay on roads, which made the trip a bit longer but also a bit easier. Self access to apartment was easy. Next task was to stock up at the nearest Studenac supermarket, being a chain like 711 or IGA, with a limited range. Needless to say, there were steps involved. The shop had some bacalau (the salted, dried fish we’d come across in Norway…it’s very ugly & very expensive & not overly flavoursome).

After a quiet afternoon, a stroll down to the waterfront. Peaceful, clean and pretty. Investigated hiring a vehicle/buggy for day trips (at 100 euros per day)… will probably opt for local buses.  Found a Konzum store, part of another supermarket chain, which has a far more extensive range than Studenac.

Sunset view from balcony !