Bun and Bud's Excellent Adventure!

  Mama: Good-bye Korčula! We packed up the car and plotted the road to the Eye of the Earth - a really cool freshwater spring - at Bud’s request. And after one ferry, two giant bridges, seven u-turns and 200 km, we arrived! It was really cool. And really cold!! It was unexpected, but was probably 5 C! We checked it out and then split for Split! (Great mama joke!) Papa: Google maps has not perfected Croatia. The highways were great, but as soon as you exited, all bets were off! The eye was cool, but definitely needed a drone. It was nice to get to Split. We arrived and unloaded and then found a delicious Indian restaurant in the old town.  Bud: It was a really long and tiring car drive, but it was worth it to see the eye! We don’t know why, but the spring was really cold! Colder than the hotel pool. We weren’t allowed to swim in the spring, but I don’t know if we would have anyway. It was that cold! It was nice to get to our hotel in Split.  Bun: It was a long day in the c...

Mama: We had a slow day! The most exciting thing (aside from doing all our laundry) was seeing a Praying Mantis! I didn’t believe it when the kids said they saw one, so I sent them back with the camera! We also got a closeup of a cicada. The noise they make is aggressive. Papa: A nice slow day with pools, beaches, ping pong and dinner. All organized and ready to go to Split. Bud: We didn’t do anything today. But I spotted a Praying Mantis! Mama didn’t believe it, but I was sure. We played at the pool and the beach pool and got ready to leave. Bun: We had a chill day at the pool, then got organized to leave tomorrow. We got snacks at the grocery store. Then we went to the beach for late afternoon play and dinner. The tooth fairy finally came! I got five euros and a two euro coin for Bud. But she left me tooth. I wrote her a note to remind her take it tonight.  

Mama: We took a ferry to Hvar for the afternoon. It was a lot like Korčula, but with a bit more party vibes. We had drinks at Splash beach restaurant and bar. I wouldn’t mind if we had one or two of these at home! The kids played in the water. We ferried home in time for another dinner at our new favourite place - Silk.  Papa: I made Indy try some Rosé. The face was worth it. We made up a fun game of Pictionary on the ferry. It was a good exploring day! Bud: We took a ferry into Hvar. It had another old town with walls around it. Mama and I bought some jewelry. I HATED the Rosé. Bun and I played in the water. On the ferry home we ate Dorito, cheese, bun sandwiches. You haven’t lived until you’ve had one of these! It was delicious.  Bun: The Croatian tooth fairy didn’t come! Mama said to try again tonight - maybe being away from Canada confused her. I left another note asking for a cool coin for Bud. I played in the ocean and Bud was my life guard. I also tried the Rosé. I spit...

  Mama: We were all happy to have a big sleep in! Then breakfast at the beach. Lattes in style! They also came with straws. I don’t think they respected our coffee order… We played in the FREEZING cold pool and tried an apple as big as Muniya’s head! Then we golf-cart-taxied into town for a delicious Asian dinner at Silk. We were SO happy it wasn’t pizza, pasta or French fries. There was a beautiful sunset on the way home! A lovely lovely day.  Papa: Dinner was a real treat after too much pizza, pasta, and fries. And yes, the pool was cold! Bud: The pool was freeeeeeeezing! It was fun. We played keep-the-beach-ball-in-the-air. Dinner was sooooooooooo good!  Bun: The was pool was reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally cold! I lost a tooth today. I wonder what the Croatian tooth fairy will bring me. I’m going to write her a letter. Dinner was amazing and the sunset was beautiful!

  Mama: We went to Bosnia and Herzegovina for lunch today. (Another thing I never thought I’d say!) We are on the move from Dubrovnik to Korčula - a smaller town on the islands. We could have stayed in Croatia for the transit, but why would we??! Neum was really nice and bigger than I was imagining. The guide yesterday told us about why B&H got that sliver of coastline. Very interesting! Then a ferry, our hotel, dinner (of sorts) and bed! Papa: Travelling is easier this way! One road, no turns, no traffic and no one at the border. Perfect. We finally had a great pizza! Found our ferry, watched a tow truck take 5-6 tries to get on - I was filming in case both vehicles fell into the drink. Found our hotel and called it a day.  Bud: We had breakfast and a quick dip in the pool. Then we got a rental car and drove to Bosnia. We had lunch and had ice cream! Our new hotel is super nice. Bun and I get our own room! Bun: We played pool before we left. Papa and I were on a team and ...

Mama: We woke up early for a tour into Montenegro! The guide’s driving was a little nerve-wracking. But it was to get across the border as soon as possible. (When we came back the line must have been four hours long!!) It was a nice excursion, but the coastal towns are all starting to look the same. We toured a rock church and made it back to Dubrovnik to see the sun set from the top of the mountain!  Papa: The drive felt like nascar! And the border wait was long. The church and the walled city were really interesting. The lunch was terrible. The kids found 100 more stores. The view of Montenegro was amazing! As was the view of Dubrovnik from the top of the mountain.  Bud: The tour guide was really nice. We boated out to a church. Getting up early was painful. But I’m glad we didn’t have to sit in the car for hours. Montenegro was really pretty and there was another walled city. When we got back we went up in a cable car.  Bun: I didn’t like getting up so early, but the t...