For our last day in Split we had a rare free day to do whatever we want (no, every day is NOT a free day when you’re on a Rick Steves tour, even if it is self-directed).  Our helpful sobe owner Frane suggested we check out Brac island for some fun island time.

We bought our ferry tickets to Supetar (on Brac island) and hopped on one of those giant ubiquitous Jadrolinja ferries.

It was a pleasant 1 hour ride to Supetar.  However, once we got there it was not at all the beautiful island paradise I was expecting.  It was kind of dirty and noisy (at least by the ferry terminal).  Consequently, we decided to hop on a bus to Bol, which was a city I’d read about on the other side of the island.  It was another 1 hour bus ride to get there (ugh!).  But once we got to Bol, it was everything Supetar wasn’t, with a wide pedestrian boardwalk right next to the beautiful sea.  There were cafes a plenty lining the boardwalk.  And at the end, there was zlatni rat, which I’d read was a beautiful beach.

Zlatni rat rules

Zlatni Rat pebbel beach

It was pretty nice, but not worth going all the way to Croatia to visit.  It was a pebble beach, which was different for me.  Next time I’d probably go to Hvar town instead.

After our relaxing day on Bol, we returned to our room in Split (1 hour bus ride + 1 hour ferry) to prepare for the busy days ahead exploring Plitvice Lakes National Park.