Today we ventured forth! After breakfast I had to hold my breath and get us up that hill again in the car. Success. Then I turned left and we drove for 20mins or so into Omis (pronounced Amish).
We were looking to find something to do be it kayak rentals, bike rentals, hiking trails or whatever. We ended up signing up for a rafting tour that would take us down the Cetina river starting at 1h30. That meant we had about three hours to kill. Riley wanted to go back to the apartment for that time. Ha! Nice try!
Instead we went wandering through the maze of streets back from the main road. Without meaning to, but pleasantly surprised just the same, we ended up on the path to take us up to the fortress on the top of the hill. What a view! And wow, there are stairs everywhere here! This country is one big stair master!!!
We stopped at a few shops but most of it was touristy crap - though I did buy a sarong for 50kuna, ~9€. we stopped and had lunch at another pizza place (a trend that can't continue!) and then treated ourselves to a wander through the grocery store, because it was air-conditioned! Then, before we knew it, it was time to wait and gather for our tour.
There were 3 people waiting there with us. Harry, Gabby and Kevin proved to be lovely companions for the afternoon. They also were our allies when it came to dealing with Marko, our rafting guide with the personality of sandpaper! Ugh. While he does the tour twice a day for five months Lmost solid, and I trust him to keep us safe, he barked at us and was so gruff. Bah! By the end he 'lightened up' with a story that went something like "This is the Island of Love, my friends sometimes live here for three months. Now we go." sigh...not everyone is a people-person.
But the tour was worth it. It was stunning. The Cetina river valley featured in the guidebooks, but you never know. They were right, it was not to be missed. Plus it the water was so cool and refreshing, the cliffs were so high and the vegetation was so lush that while it was hot out, it really took the edge off being in there. We stopped in a couple of places for some swims and Riley jumped from tree branches and cliffs. It stopped being so tranquil when the 'Team Italy' rafts showed up and all the Guido's got out. Then there were the 'bomba's' which initially had me worried but proved to not be too bad. Infect, they were pretty fun!
We finished at this gorgeous spot on the river that we could go back to because it's accessible by car. That might be worth keeping in mind for Friday. Gosh...I can't believe how quickly time is going.
I watched Riley by the pool while Kari did some hill training and then it was a pasta dinner which kept us busy through to about 22:00. Phew...there went the day. But it was a great one full of adventure and sight seeing. Lazy is back on the menu for tomorrow though! The thought of driving to Dubrovnik tomorrow doesn't appeal. In fact it doesn't appeal at all, but you can't come all this way and not see it!
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