Croatia - Hvar Island

Today we traveled to Hvar. We took a bus from Dubrovnik, which took 4.5 hours. It was extremely scenic but a bit warm on the bus. Once in Split, we enjoyed a nice refreshing drink, then boarded the fast catamaran to the island of Hvar. We had a dip in the pool and then a nice but slow dinner. Having eaten octopus for 2 courses, Daniel has challenged me (Dave) to a battle. He is determined to crush me.
(the background on this is that Daniel's favorite animal is the octopus. He is very mad at us for eating them. The challenge and agreement, is that every time we order it, he gets to have one wrestle match per order. Dave is up to 3, I'm at 1 or 2 - but he says he'll go easy on me. You should see his mad face every time we order it. I've tried to whisper my order, but he stills catches it).

Hvar feels very special. It has a small port with loads of gorgeous sail boats and nice restaurants and the vibe is very quaint and sophisticated - a bit different than we had expected - a nice pleasant surprise. The island has a reputation of being a party island, so we were thinking like a small version of Ibiza. Either we did not find that part of the island, or it's just nothing like that. We could definitely spend more time here, but tomorrow we are off to Vis, for some real off-the-beaten-track adventures. A little more pool time is in order though, since they closed it down around 7, just as Daniel was getting going.