HVAR, CROATIA, March 19, 2022 — I boarded the Hvar-bound ferry on a sunny but crisp morning in Split, Croatia. The were only a few passengers in the indoor lounge, and even fewer on the open-air top deck. But the skies were clear, and the Adriatic sea was, as ever, gorgeous. The island of Hvar, the charms of which I had heard so much, beckoned.
One hundred minutes later we were docking at the ferry port where I was surpriseFear now, it won’td to learn that the landing site was a couple of kilometers outside of the main town. But the path to town, running through the woods above the sea, was lovely, and the walk was refreshing.
Like the ferry, Hvar felt nearly empty when I visited. It was the off-season, and moreover, it would be many months before tourism recovered from the Covid pandemic. I wandered around town for a few hours, and enjoyed a pizza sitting in the sun alongside a couple of resident families who were having a kids birthday party, before heading back to the ferry.
The sun was low in the sky when the ferry set out towards Split. and within minutes mother nature dazzled us watching with an awe-inspiring sunset over the beautiful waters of the Adriatic.
