It was impossible to stop taking photos today and I have far too many but Dubrovnik is a very photogenic city and a wonderful new view seemed to open with every turn we took. We started the day by heading up in the cable car to the top of Mt Srd to enjoy the views down over the old city with the islands dotted in the turquoise sea beyond. After a delicious morning coffee and cake at the top we headed into the Museum of the Homeland War 1991 - 1995 for some mod...

Morning school before driving from Split to Dubrovnik. Bizarrely we started the day in Split (Croatia) but the only way to drive to Dubrovnik (Croatia) is via Neum (Bosnia). Bosnia owns 12k of coastline separating the majority of Croatia from Dubrovnik. This geographic peculiarity is the product of the 1699 land sale by the Dubrovnik Republic to the Ottoman Empire as protection from threat of invasion by the Venetians. When we finally arrived in Dubrovni...

As the kids were all exhausted from the excitement of Libby's birthday we decided to have a quieter, separate day from the Thorley's to recharge our batteries. We did morning school before catching the bus into Split, the second largest city in Croatia with another world heritage site called the Diocletian's Palace. It's not actually a palace but more the heart of the city with its labyrinth of streets packed with bars, restaurants and shops (for some biza...

After wishing Libby a Happy Birthday we left Trogir late morning to head slightly South of Split via the supermarket with Megan switched for Lottie in Bob for this drive. The afternnoon was then spent doing washing and playing at the campsite before another barbecue, and another late night to celebrate Libby's birthday. Fun times had by all....well it is almost the Easter holidays.....

A lazy morning on the campsite after yesterday's late night and then we enjoyed lunch in the sun and before we knew it we were in danger of whiling away a day not doing too much so after a very brief dip in the sea for M&D and some non-snorkelling we headed into Trogir to split into two (very competitive) teams and race around the old town finding the answers to the Thorley's Treasure Trail. A draw was declared and everyone was rewarded with ice-cream before...