They Came By Air, Land, and Sea

Hello from beautiful Split, Croatia. No vacation is complete without a trip to the beach, so here we are! We got to port early this morning, and were awakened by the cleaning maids rapping at our cabin door at 5.30am. We didn't expect to dock until 7 or 8, so we to wake up that early was a shock! We threw on some clothes and met Danjiel and Ava at the port. We are so fortunate to have them! They took us for a seaside breakfast of croissants, Croatian donuts, and I had fresh squeezed orange juice. Then we drove out to our pension. It's right on the beach. We took naps this afternoon with the doors to our balcony open to listen to the waves lapping at the shore. Tomorrow we are going out to a mountain to bike and swim with two girls that go to church with Danijel and Ava. This evening they are showing us around...the highlights of Split. Thursday we will go to Brach, one of the islands of Croatia. Sorry to cut this short, but we are in a hurry and we don't want to keep Dina and Ivana waiting. Happy Independence Day...we're in a city that's 2000 years old. America's a baby compared to that! Ciao.