Midday we boarded the ferry from Split to Hvar, with air-plane style seating and bad Croatian pop blasting. Matt decided we needed some time apart, which meant that we sat next to each other and didn't talk for an hour. It was suprisingly productive even if it didn't fit the qualifications of "alone time". Hannah began Anna Karenina and had the blessed fortune of listening to the Ipod, while Matt alternated between spacing out and getting his grove on. Once at Hvar we bought our tickets to Korcula Town, third stop on our way to Dubrovnik. The ferry didn't leave till the evening, so we had a few hours to kill, which we spent sun-bathing on a slab of concrete after realizing that there are no beaches in Croatia. A suprising realization really as we had expected to reenact 'Lost' on deserted sandy beaches (minus the killer polar bear, that is). 
We arrived in Korcula late, worried that there would be no more ferries to Orebic, an "island" 15 minutes away, that night. Luckily, we spotted the little ship just as she was leaving port and hopped on, congratulating ourselves on such good fortune. Orebic was a quiet town lined with pebbled beaches and very few tourists. We walked with our packs down the dimly lit street and arrived on a very nice secluded beach where we decided to sleep for the night. We slept out under the stars in our sleeping bags prepped for an early wake up in order to catch the ferry to Dubrovnik. Waking early we headed to the ferry information booth only to be told that the ferry left from Korcula and there was really no reason to have come to this island. Waiting for the ferry we had tea and a cappucino as a substitue for breakfast which no one in Croatia has ever heard of (our theory is that is why they are so cranky all the time). So, back we went nearly missing the ferry as they began to scoot off as Matt was just boarding.
Back in Korcula we boarded to Dubrovnik quite quickly and had a lovely ferry ride on an enormous ship. We sunbathed on the deck, read and watched the gorgeous Dalmatian coast pass us by. We realized that sailing is what makes tourism to Croatia great because the views and the glittering coast is entrancing. Just don't get too close; close enough to see what the beaches look like and to be yelled at by train conductors.
Back in Korcula we boarded to Dubrovnik quite quickly and had a lovely ferry ride on an enormous ship. We sunbathed on the deck, read and watched the gorgeous Dalmatian coast pass us by. We realized that sailing is what makes tourism to Croatia great because the views and the glittering coast is entrancing. Just don't get too close; close enough to see what the beaches look like and to be yelled at by train conductors.
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