Bol on Brac and Zlatni Rat

Seven miles. You could swim it so we left Vbroska at 1:30 and slime lined into Bol at 2:40. Hard to get comfortable in Bol harbour because it is totally open to the sea. A south west wind and its all over, not to mention the catamaran ferry the powers right across the face sending in a fat swell. A really helpful guy assisted our docking and assured me that all would be fine. It was.

Bol is as we have come to expect of Croatian towns so you get that, what Bol is about is the stone and Europe's 3rd best beach.


The promenades, the buildings, the sculptures, the sea wall are all made of the same stone. It is hard but doesn't feel it and blemish free. It makes everything look like it is freshly scrubbed.

Even the local wine label pays homage to the stone... although its kinda hard to read.

No matter, it will always be recognisable.








....and then there is Zlatni Rat, the beach... Voted Europe's 3rd best beach, as an opinionated Australian when it comes to beaches, it's hard to imagine this beach would come anywhere near your average Australian beach.

A beautiful tree covered smooth paved 4km ride, so smooth that I towed the kids all the way on their skate boards waving and smiling as we went like a couple of little rock stars.

A weird geographical phenomenon the beach stretches 500m straight out into the sea. It is made of small smooth pebbles, the water is crystal clear, cool and inviting.

For seating there are choices:
Bring your own mat.
Hire a sun bed and brolly.
Sit at a raised table with tall chairs.
Drag a huge bean bag to a short table.
Find a couch in the shade of a rockin' bar.

The beach is huge and uncrowded, the bean bags came from a place with a DJ with great taste and for the kids there was the most amazing water park.

We all agreed that despite our Australian attitude to European beaches, this experience would be hard to beat anywhere.

Brac is one of the largest islands in Croatia so we had planned to sail to a few towns and anchorages, hire a car and explore but then we were contacted by Jake and Dannie our Ausie mates on the Sea Smith with kids..

Brac will wait. We decided to meet them at Uvala Tatinja, an anchorage on Solta Island 20 miles away. It was a great decision although not a very healthy one...