Another day, another trek to the harbor to find a boat to take us to one of the many islands off the Dalmatian coast.

We made the boat by the skin of our teeth. Let’s just say it’s not exactly easy or well-marked which boats are going where.

View from our boat pulling out of Gruz harbor

The passenger boats are also used to bring food and supplies from the mainland. Quite smart, if you ask me.

We weren’t sure which of the Elaphiti islands (Kolocep, Lopud, or Sipan) we wanted to go to, but the boat was going to all of them, so we would make up our minds when we got there.

There wasn’t a ton of information out there about these small islands, and we were really cautious whenever the guidebooks mentioned tourists, as we had been trying to escape them all week.

We actually got off the boat a Kolocep, the first island, looked around and decided to jump back on and go to the next island instead (by this time, the boat crew had us marked).

When we pulled into Lopud harbor, we fell in love with its beauty. It was probably my favorite place on the whole trip.

Party Yacht!

We did a one mile trek through vineyards and fruit trees and forests to get to Sunj Beach.

When we got there, it reminded me of the Caribbean: calm, warm, shallow.

Yachts and sailboats were anchored and the boaters were enjoying what was probably one of many stops on their journey.

The scenery and colors had not gotten old all week. The arid mountain backdrop against the deep blue of the Adriatic was like nothing I had seen before and the beauty of Lopud was worth the day trip.

Kayakers on the Adriatic