Tuesday in Biokovo National Park

Hiked to the Vosac (4200 ft.) overlook near the second highest peak in Croatia, Sv. Jure at 6000 ft. Most of the elevation was done by van so it was a short hike of about 2.5 miles. The Vosac is the launch site for hang gliders, but there weren’t any today. The views of the Adriatic coast were spectacular.

Looking down on Makarska

Then we took a private ferry three hours to the island of Korcula, the supposed birth place of Marco Polo. The ferry captain supplied various snacks and drinks for the trip. Our guide added a bottle of homebrew brandy that our restaurant had given him the night before to thank us for coming. It tasted homebrewed, but grew on you after a couple of sips. Nap’s followed!

Approach to Korcula

We are staying two nights here at the Marco Polo, naturally. It has a nice setting and lobby, but the rooms are less than expected.

Dinner setting in Korcula

Wednesday Hike

We took a short ferry ride from the island of Korcula to the mainland to climb Sv. Lliju. It was a toughy so only Lauve and I went with the two guides. It ended up being 10 miles and 3000 ft. of gain. As usual the views were great.

At the top of Sv. Lliju looking towards Korcula

Lots of scree