Land Ahoy!!

Last week we moved to Marusici which  is an hour out of Split on the Omis Riviera . We have two houses one for the kids and one for the adults. The kids house has two bedrooms a bathroom and a sitting room.  Our house is perched on a Mountain leading down to the Adriatic Sea. We have spectacular views of the ocean. 

Two days ago we went to the town of Omis which was a town that had pirates in it in the 19th century. We climbed up an old pirate fort I was the only one who made it to the top. Everyone else was too scared . 

We are going rafting up the river tomorrow. We all need to row. It will be hard work because we are going against the flow not down it.

We have had some really bad weather. Here is the forecast rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.......... It is even snowing in some places and it summer in a few weeks!

We are going to watch the new Star Trek in a few days. It only came out a few days ago. After the movie  we are going to go and have dinner at Mc Donald's

Last Week In Brač!

Last weekend mum came home from Zagreb. We met her at Supertar ferry terminal and had burgers and čevapi (sausage in a bun) by the sea for dinner.  Mum got me a Croatian badge for my scout backpack.

A few days after, a babysitter named Sanja came to babysit us.  Eliza went crazy. She started hitting Sanja and running around the house with her knickers on her head.

On our last weekend we went to 3 different beaches on Brač.  We went to Bol for a swim at Zlatni Rat, Sumartin and Sutivan.  On the last night in Sutivan we went to the best restaurant. I got fresh grilled calamari.  When mum chose her fresh fish (from a platter of fish that was caught that morning) Eliza said, "I will stab fish in eye like this" and she stabbed herself


in the eye and started crying.

Yesterday we moved to a new house called Villa Danica on the mainland.

Last week we went on a boat to Split so we could visit an international park called Plitvice.    There were so many awesome crystal clear waterfalls and caves. The signs all say WATCH OUT FOR BEARS. Mum and dad gave us lots and lots of lollies because we had to walk 24 km in two days. We stayed in two houses over the four nights away.

On the way back to Brac mum caught a bus to Zagreb to visit her friend Bo. Dad had to look after all of us and looking after Eliza is a VERY hard job. Soon after we got home we went and got the best ice-creams. I got one that is rum flavoured!

Yesterday we went to a farm. There were so many different animals like pigs, sheep, cows, peacocks, geese and horses. We had had a ride on the ponies. Josie screamed and refused to get on.

Wednesday, Jack Day, Friday

Yesterday was Jack day . Me and dad went to Split (the main land.)  

On the ferry I threw a bottle with a note in it in the water. It said "THIS BOTTLE WAS THROWN IN TO THE ADRIATIC SEA OFF THE COAST OF BRAČ BY JACK SLEE AGED NINE ON THE 2/5/13. IF FOUND PLEASE EMAIL 

jackineurope2013@gmail.com. I COME FROM PERTH, AUSTRALIA."

When we arrived in Split we climbed up the bell tower and got the best view. I brought my binoculars so I could see everything close up. Next we went to a cafe and I got a Sprite and dad got a cafe Macchiato.  I stole some of it.  

Then we went to an AWESOME sailing museum. It was all  about the boats that were in the "Home" war. There were guns, torpedoes, rockets and land mines on display. Some land mines are still in the forests of Split.
For lunch I ordered an octopus salad cooked I wine and dad got some fish stew it was delicious! For a drink dad ordered a beer and I got an ice tea.

Then we went for a walk Diocletian Palace and saw a headless sphinx imported from Egypt in 500 BC. Afterwards we we went to the markets to get a snorkel and goggles. Dad also bought me T-shirt that said "Pirates From Croatia." Then we got some fruit and veg and caught a ferry back to Brač.

I can't wait to go to Split again!!!

I have really enjoyed  living on the Dalmatia Coast.

Last Sunday we went to Zlatni Rat.  The beach looked like a large V or finger.  The bottom half of the finger was for nudists! The other three quarters were nudist free. I swam in the nudist free zone.  It was 10 degrees but this did not stop me froom being in the water for 5 hours.

There is also lots of seafood on Brac.  Dad bought three live squid last night.  He cut their eye balls out.  It was disgusting but they tasted great! on the way home from Zlatni Rat we went to a restaurant run by Za Za and her son.  They made the best garlic'n'fish soup and pasta. YUMMMMO!!!



n Tuesday we went to Supetar and there were MASSIVE water slides We had dinner in Split. We had the biggest pizza in the world.


and paddle boats with slides on the top.

Yesterday we had a day off school and went looking for a house.  We found an awesome one and the owners gave us chocolate caramels!

Off to Croatia....Part 2 of our Europe Adventure!!!!!!

A few days ago we went to the jousting festival. It was awesome! They said it would be at 8:30pm but it started at 9:45pm. Typical Italian time!!! At the end they started charging at some of the parents.

On Sunday we went to the Festa di Tulipano (festival of tulips). We had to wait for hours to see the floats that were made of tulips. They were awesome!!! One of my favourite floats was Batman.

                                                          

On the last day in Paciano we had a pizza party. Some friends came over and we watched a movie.

When we left Italy we took a car ferry to Croatia.  It took a whole night and I had to sleep on a coach with a bag as my pillow and no blankets. When we got to Split we had to take another 1 hour ferry to Brac. It had an awesome view from the top deck.  When we got there Ranko showed us our apartment.

. Brac is a little island that has loads of beaches.  We go swimming every day. Today we bought reef shoes as most of the beaches are made of stones. 

On Easter we got up and ate some giant Easter eggs that were rapped in cellophane. Then we went to have lunch at Regula and Pasquale's house. Before lunch we had an indoor Easter egg hunt.  I was the 1st to find my egg, it was taped under the chair.  Then we had 2 giant eggs each. They were delicious!!!  For lunch we had lasagna. It was delicious!!!! I can't remember what we had for dessert but it was also...... DELICIOUS!!!  Pasquale had a locked cabinet full of guns and So many bullets.He used them to hunt cinghiale (wild boar) They guns were AWESOME!!!!!

We went to Panicale on Easter Monday, Pasquetta (little Easter) and they had a cheese rolling competition. The winner is the one to roll their 4kg pecorino cheese wheel around the town. One time the pecorino banged into a car and gave it a huge dent.  Everyone cheered when it hit the car because the car should not have been there.  Cheese rolling,  Ruzzolone, is a cross between yoyoing and bowling. The players wrap a cord around the edge of the cheese wheel before flinging it around the village.  There is also a lot of loud arguing between the two teams.   In the centre of town there was lots of music and food. We  also were lucky to be there when they bashed open a "tall as you are" Easter egg. It was MASSIVE. Taller than me and probably heavier than me.   One lucky kid got to smash it open with a hammer!  We had some of the egg. The chocolate was soooo thick.  YUM!!!!! Or should I say...DELICIOUS!!!!!

At home Signora Marisa came and cooked gnocchi  with mum and Josie.  For dolce she made a gigantic strawberry cream cake. It was delicious!!! She comes every Wednesday night. She is a better cook than mum .............don't tell mum!!