On the ferry - first view of Supetar
(St Peter / San Pedro),
the main ferry terminal on Brač
VBT bikes on the trailer
Liza on our balcony at Hotel Pastura,
Postire
The wine glass' view from the balcony
And Robert on the balcony!
Postire beach/marina
What a lot of people on Brač did - look
to the mainland, then leave, after
hard times in the early 20th century
A konoba (restaurant) in Dol,
called Stori Gušti, a few miles
cycling from Postire
They were expecting us - had the frittule,
walnuts, figs, and brandy waiting for us!
Marijo the proprietor showed us
his cooking area and how they
cook "under the bell"
(a peka)
Morning briefing by VBT tour leaders,
Marko and Milan! Two great guys!
First big ride - first over to Pučišća
Robert and Liza overlooking
Pučišća
Robert on the waterfront
Our bikes! Pretty nice
In Pučišća, visiting the stonecutting
school
Stonecutting in progress
Polishing a fine bowl
After visiting the stonecutting school,
Milan drove Robert and me (and our
bikes) over to Selca, on the east end
of the island
This is the "new" church designed
in the 1920s and completed in the
50s
Some familiar names in the new
church - but no Ursić
Inside the new church - look at all
that glorious Brač stone
Map showing Selca's environs
Robert enjoying a serious sandwich
(just bread and prosciutto) at a cafe
on the square in Selca
The old church in Selca
Liza walking out of Selca - steep
hill...
Overview of Selca including
Sumartin (the other ferry port)
And proof she was there!
That night we had a home-hosted
dinner in Postire
Our hosts - Mate and Sovjetka (Sophie)
At the dinner table
Robert - is that a bald spot? :-)
Dessert - a yummy crème caramel
Post dinner, where do people wind
up - at a bar on the waterfront!
Liza with Marko and Milan - what
a great day! Yeah, we've all had
a few by this point
Robert in Nerežišća - note the
small tree growing out of the apse
of the Sts Peter and Paul church.
This stop was after a windy
and steep descent from Vidova Gora,
the high point of the island
Rolling past a stone quarry
Love the sage and lavender, too
We were headed towards Milna,
eventually
Bell tower in Ložišća
Lighthouse in Milna
In Milna...blue water, boats, church...
...and a nice restaurant for lunch
Robert at the top of the climb coming
out of Milna
Supetar, we think
Back in Dol for dinner that night,
at Stori Gušti - lamb over a wood
fire, yum
Milan with the proprietor,
Marijo
Where the lamb was cooking...
Toni of our group checking out the
brandies (Bill, where's the
orahovac?)
Lovely evening outdoors for dinner
Appetizer - prosciutto, cheeses,
olives...
What the lamb looked like after
we started attacking it
Dancing after dinner in the old
stone dining room (photo by
Joanne Guralnick)
Stori Gušti info
Marko giving the morning briefing,
on the bus
This day we were starting cycling
in Pražnica, through G Humac
and then down to Bol and the famous
beach Zlatni Rat
Overview of Bol and (best seen in
the larger version) Zlatni Rat, the
"golden horn" beach
Robert en route to Bol
Dolphins! But not quite like
Marineland in southern California
Love the altered sign - we
qualify!
Zlatni Rat
Liza on the Riva in Bol
Bol
Rocky beach and cold water =
no swimming! Come back in July!
Robert on the waterfront, Jelsa
The boat dock
Love this sign...
"Access Forbidden"
Marko as we waited for
our boat
And here it is!
"I'm on a boat! " (ok, you have to watch
Saturday Night Live to get this)
..."I'm on a !@#$!#$ boat!"
We could get used to this...
Last look at the island of Brač
Bill and Marko atop the boat