July 3

7am wake up call we didn't ask for.
This morning at 7am "Old Man Zimmer" (the person we rented our room from- we named him) burst into our room telling us we needed to be out by 8am- needless to say we were quite surprised. We took our showers and got out of there.
What would it be like to walk around all day with out backpacks on?
After our early departure we walked around some (had breakfast, Sydnee hunted for sunglasses), used the free internet at the local library, sat at lunch for a while and then got on a ferry to the island of Hvar.
Walking off the plank of the ferry, we were bombarded by offers of "Sobe, Zimmer, Room, Apartmenti" from old women who rent out rooms in their houses (it seemed like a pretty competitive sport). We spotted a young girl with a hostel sign and decided to follow her. Once in the hostel we realized we would be in a co-ed room and paying 20 Kuna more than a private room. We thought we would just stay there a night and find better accomedations but after walking around the town we found an awesome room with bathroom, balcony, and refrigerator. It is great and very centrally located! We got out of our hostel arrangement and will be here for 4 nights. It will be so great to be able to chill at the beach and our balcony overlooks the ocean and is a beautiful view. We couldn't have asked for anything better.
We have met so many people here already. It is a very European vacation destination. Syd and I are beyond ourselves excited to stay put a few days in this great place.