I took the Regina Maris to three of the Elafite Islands - Kolocep, Sipan and Lopud. To get there was passed the outside of the seawall by the Old Town.
Here's a picture of my hotel, left side by the water. The hotel had great views, when it wasn't raining.
On the first island we saw ruins of the former patrician summer residences, sandy beaches and lush green tropical vegetation. (Yes, I copied that sentence from the guide book.)
It was a very relaxing sunny day adventure. I did not have many sunny days during my two week stay in Croatia.
I met this cute Aussie couple on a travel/work visa. They had traveled for two years, working all over the world, with a year to go. It is only available to those under 30. What a great way to see the world. They had been to South America, Asia and Europe. Their next stop was to work at a ski resort in Canada.
Here I am on Sipan (or was it Kolocep - no maybe Lopud).
As I said earlier, the beer was cheaper then water.
They gave us a great grilled fish dinner on the boat. It was a type of herring, and luckily the Aussie couple helped me de-bone the fish. The picture above is for Lisa. One of the crew was feeding the fish scraps to the seagulls. He placed the fish head in his mouth, turned and waited only a few seconds before one or two of the birds would scoop down and take the fish head out of his mouth.
The islands were beautiful, but all were deserted for the season. 
I loved these tall palms.
And the olive trees were super abundant. I should have picked one off the tree and tried it. You did get a plate of olives with almost every meal.
The water was crystal clear, and the reflections from the small boats were amazing and colorful. Who knows, maybe I'll paint this one.
I returned to Split and had the most amazing lasagna for dinner. It was so good I returned the next night for seconds.
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