Zdravo! Welcome to Croatia.

So, my last entry was typed offline while at the Paris hotel, then quickly posted to the internet while I paid per minute at the Munich airport during our connection to Split, Croatia. Now, I'm here at the Hotel Sunce and I've happily discovered free wifi internet. Hooray!

We arrived around noon, picked up the rental car, and headed to the hotel. The receptionist spoke perfect English (as well as Croatian, German, and Italian as I noticed her speaking to other guests.) She showed us to our room, then before I could even think about going outside to check out the beach, I laid down for a nap. A 2 hour nap quickly passed by and 7 hours later, I woke up. Oops! I desperately needed to catch up on some sleep. It was the first time since Sunday morning that I was able to grab more than 3 hours of sleep.

I woke up in time to grab dinner at the hotel's restaurant, "Jelovnik," where we sat outside overlooking what I could see of the Mediterranean. It still has yet to sink in that I'm right next to the MEDITERRANEAN!

In the morning, we head to downtown Split where we catch a car ferry over to the island of Hvar. And now, some photos!

Sunset over Nova Scotia en route to Paris Sunday evening

Looking east on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Monday afternoon


Monday evening mass at Notre Dame cathedral


Vigil candles at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Notre Dame cathedral


Big daddy taking a picture of Notre Dame cathedral


Coming in for the landing at SPU airport, flying over the city of Trogir


Boats anchored along the beach at night in Podstrana, Croatia