Islands in the sun

Leaving our life of laziness in hostel Adria we jumped on a bus to Dubrovnik.  Exploring the most fortified "old town" that we have yet encountered, its collection of red roofed buildings both in and out of the walls.  And of course the walls themselves that took a few hours to walk along gazing at the castle or fort situated on a nearby out cropping and the bright kayaks in the crystal clear waters around the city.  

Having a fill of a city we went for more of the traditional Mediterranean pastime - the ocean. 

Between our luxury apartment overlooking the harbour and the two gloriously beautiful lakes that make up the islands national park, Mljet was our favorite of the islands.  This was also helped by the fact that you can swim in the lakes as you walk around the lakes, so our day consisted of walking 200m and then diving in the waters, relaxing and talking, before diving back in to be cool for our next 200m walk! 

We also visited the islands of Korcula and Hvar, Korcula had a fabulous little old city which had a quirky assortment of souvenirs based around the fact that Marco Polo was born there and so ship borne sun dials, sextants and spy glasses competed with the spices and soaps.  Hvar however was much larger and more touristed.