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Here is a last post from Split, Croatia - we took paid probably a bit too much for a tour to bring us island hopping around the Adriatic Sea - whether it was worth it in the end, I'm still rather undecided, but at least it's another thing to tick off the checklist! Here we are bright and early at 8:00am in the morning all ready to go!



This is our speed boat for the day! It looks so nice and friendly, but once it picks up speed, the wind KILLS. Why oh why didn't the travel agency just tell us to bring jackets? Saddest and wettest 1.5 hour journey of my life out in sea :(



Once it becomes afternoon, the weather and wind becomes more bearable so we can actually enjoy the blinding blue sea and scenery!



First pit stop - the Blue Caves! It's supposed to be a must visit, but really, we were in and out of there in 3 minutes because the cave was so SMALL and crowded - plus it was smelly, which you don't think about till you're actually there. This was supposed to be the reason we took this tour but seriously underwhelming. Give this a miss!



We also visit the ugly stepsister cave, the Green Cave, which is even more underwhelming and not very green. Bleah!



Lunch pitstop! Mel and I eat our takeaway proscuitto sandwiches from the morning and have some of the BEST ice latte i've ever had at this random island town. We also share Croatia's own beer, which is nice and fruity. Photowhore around and then we're off to the next island!



Beach stop! We have an hour and a half to just chill, take more pictures and stare at topless strangers (hehe). I read, and Mel naps. The life of a tourist!

I'm not much of an outdoorsy girl at home, but somehow Mel and I managed to make the arduous 4 hour long journey from Split up to the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia, which is also a UNESCO heritage site, to do some "hiking"! I think the pictures pretty much speak for themselves of nature's wonder - and I say we were "hiking" because it's actually more of a relaxing stroll - the paths are well built and I more or less could conquer it all in my flip-flops. Don't be fooled, there actually were quite a number of tourists and school children so you couldn't really stop to take photos for too long, AND, I am ashamed to admit that I did walk faster towards the end because all the lakes started to look the same. HAHA. Truth guys, truth. I'd say 3 hours was enough and I was totally ok we didn't cover the whole park (which normally requires 5 hours).

Either way i'm proud of us for making it through. We were saying how everyone always posts the beautiful part of traveling - but no one ever tells you how tiring it is to constantly have to think about where and how you are getting to places, being worried about your safety when stupid close-minded people start cat-calling you for being Asian, the uncomfortable bus rides drifting in and out of sleep, but of course the upsides are endless as well. I guess having travelled Europe so often in the past few years, I just want to spend more time truly enjoying each city - rather than rushing around to complete a check list, even if it means I see less (but I've seen a lot already too - so that's fine). I'm not saying one way is better than the other, but this is just what I feel, and maybe I'm old but that's ok. To each his own right?