We’re back on the Dalmatian coast and that means swimming in the sea. Yaay!!
If there’s a genuinely sandy beach around here, we haven’t found it but we’d packed our water shoes so we were ready for the rocky shore.
We’re starting to feel we’ve packed too much stuff and there may be some heavier clothes that we’re just not going to wear this time around. We’ll work it out as we learn more about a nomadic lifestyle but the water shoes were a cracking choice for this trip.
And words cannot describe the bliss of starting the day with a swim, especially in this heat.
The old part of Split is centred around Diocletian’s Palace, which is more of a small town than just a building. He was a Roman emperor who had this fortress complex built for his retriment in 305CE, which makes our retirement plans look very tame indeed. It’s now an intricate network of narrow streets that was used for season 4 of Game of Thrones. I’m sure Diocletian would be very proud.
More importantly for us, it provided some much needed shade in the heat of the day! Good old Diocletian.
As we already had a hired car, we made the short drive along the coast to Trogir. This place is one of the most preserved medieval towns in central Europe and it shows – it’s totally gorgeous. The streets are cobbled with limestone, though, and many years of wear have made them a little slippery. One shower of rain and I imagine it’s like the Cresta Run here!
We were having lunch beside all the yachts and noticed one in particular, the Casablanca. It (or should that be she?) accommodates 36 guests, has a crew of 10 and you can charter it (her?) for one week for €80,000, which includes a welcome drink. It’s amzing what you can find out with a bit of nosiness and an internet connection!
On a more practical note, the most important modern rule of travel is being able to access the internet. We use Leabara so have most European contries included as normal. For Albania, we got an Airalo eSim for 7 days for 1 GB for $4.50 (£3.62). I know young people will be saying “Only one Gigabyte, how do they Insta?” but 1 Gig is plenty for us. Same cost for Bosnia and an eSim avoids the hassle of getting a physical SIM, of course. Reception can get ropey depending where you are but it’s a godsend when you’re trying to find a shop that sells Mhairi’s mixer as soon as you’ve just arrived in a place, believe me. 😂
It's a wanderful life, so it is 
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