However today also sees the first dent in our travel plans. The plan had been to get a taxi to Sumartin at one end of the island, from there get the 11 O’clock ferry to Makarska on the mainland, a bus to Ploce, and then the train to Mostar. However after sitting on the ferry for almost an hour, they inform us there is a mechanical problem, and not only is our ferry cancelled, but they cannot guarantee the 3.30 sailing either.
So our only option is to get a bus back to Supetar, where we can catch a ferry to Split, and then a bus to Mostar. This all works fine, although it leaves us a lot less time to relax between stages (especially as the bus back across the island takes twice as long, and is twice as bendy, as the first one), less photo opportunities as we are backtracking to places we have been, and leaves us arriving later in Mostar than planned, maybe affecting chances of finding accommodation.
Having said that the bus ride from Split to Makarska which we would have missed is actually quite a dramatic one. Unlike the last coastal ride to Split, which was all calm water and nice pine tree lined beaches, this is all dramatic with mountains on one side, and cliffs on the other. After that we enter one of the biggest thunderstorms I’ve ever seen, which adds to the drama greatly. As it is now dark we are getting flashes lighting up the sky every few seconds. Seeing this illuminate the silhouette of the mountains is cool, although once the rain starts, just after we cross into Bosnia, this becomes useless, as we can no longer see anything. Still luckily it stops just as we get to Mostar, making our search for lodgings easier, as the first woman we talk to has a place only two minutes away, which is quite suitable.
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