After a lazy breakfast we set off at 9am for a walk along the tree lined shore around to Hvar. It was about a kilometre and there was a view at every corner, culminating with views of the lovely little town set above the water! We had a guided tour of the town - all the ancient buildings and narrow alleys, and then had a coffee while while watching the yachts setting off for other adventures and more tying up in their place. There were tenders bringing tourists i...

Showered, dressed, cases packed and put out and had brekky all before 7.45am this morning as we had to be in Split to catch our ferry at 2pm and we had a walking tour there first! At breakfast we learnt that our coach driver, Sacha, had been recalled to Zagreb and we have a new driver - Micho. Sad to see Sacha go as he was an expert driver and a nice bloke.So we set off for Split along a very narrow road with very barren countryside - scattered houses and towns, ...

Had an early start this morning - cases out by 7am - as we have a long drive and a 2 hour tour of the Plitvice Lakes at 4pm. We drove again through the rolling hills and great scenery to Ljubljana, passing through some pretty grim looking outer suburbs, before stopping at a big square to start our tour. Our guide took us through the city streets past lots of renovation and road works - things are starting to move along here - to the central square by the river. T...

The dawned clear and sunny - the view once again leaving us spellbound, with the sun highlighting the snow on the distant alps. The lake again smooth as glass, with a few rowers stroking along the World Championship Course, training for the World Champs to be held here next weekend! We set off following the Sauer River and headed for Lake Bohinj about 20kms away, which is a very popular skiing region and all the little villages along the way had rooms for rent et...

Some more rain this morning as we boarded the coach ready for our trip to Lake Bled, and once again we struck trouble with traffic!!! There was a cycle race using the road outside the hotel and the police had blocked it off - Gaspar had to plead with them to allow us to use a service road along the banks of the Danube to get to the freeway entry! That out of the way, we made good time along the excellent freeway up through the mountains towards the Semmering Pass...