Day 7 Split and Drive to Dubrovnik

After leaving cousins in Krasica, we drive the Dalmatia Coast along the Adriatic Coast to Split.  Split was beautiful and we had a wonderful drive of beautiful coastal waters and islands.  Split is a beautiful old walled city with lots of nooks and crannies.  

When we got up, we walked the city and ended up at the fish market.  My grandmother used to make smelts...and they had a lot of them!!  Pretty interesting and fragrant!!  Love Split!!  We went back to Vida, took showers and were on the road by noon for Dubrovnik.

We arrived at our Airbnb, Lodging House S.B. around 5:30.  It was dark, so we could not see the walled city.  We walked up the hill to a wonderful resturant for lamb and squid.  We were very pleased with our meal.  We wanted to get a good night sleep because Drew had booked a scuba diving adventure for Saturday mourning in Dubrovnik.

Dinner was fabulous... Good night sleep!!

Day 6: Kostrena, Krasica and Skrljevo and a drive down the Damatian Coast

We fell asleep pretty easy after our travels and visit with cousins.  We were invited to breakfast at Teta Anica's.  After breakfast the plan was to go to my grandmother's house and gravesite of relatives.

Thank goodness for google maps, Drew got us to Kostrena, where everyone was waiting for us to have breakfast.  Great cheeses and meats, lots of laughs, hugs and tears!!  Anica made coffee just like Grandma Randich, 1/2 milk 1/2 sugar and 1/2 coffee!!  Loved it!!

We enjoyed our time and then Franjo and granddaughter Antonija (20) took us to Grandma Randich's house in Skrljevo.  We met up with an aunt living in the house.  This is the house my grandmother was born in 1899...

Then we visited some gravesite and learned more about family lineage.  I need to get back to do family research!!

Drew and I finally got on the road to Split around 1:00 and drove the coast, arriving around 5:00 to a Airbnb location within the walled city of Split called Vida.  Very very nice!!  Had a wonderful dinner inside the wall and crashed into bed!

Bakar, to the left is Skrjvo and to the right is Krasica.

Skrljevo beyound the bridge

Grandma's house

Beautiful Bakar

Grandma's church