Island of Hvar

We are waiting for our catamaran from an island called Hvar back to Split. Hvar was a nice island that seems to be a hotspot for European tourists. The journey to get here was a long one though: 4.5 hour bus ride from Dubrovnik to Split then a catamaran ride. It's been ~35 degrees here everyday! Really hot! The bad thing about the heat is that it's only bearable to explore in the morning and after 6 pm. The port area here is very lively with lots of restaurants and bars thats attracts a lot of hoiti-toity yachts owners. One of the yachts had a fitness centre staffed with a waiver, cook, etc. Apparently Beyonce and a bunch of other celebrities have come here also but stay on their yachts. It looks like groups of friends come here from close by to spend the weekend. Be fun to come here with a bunch of people but all Adam and I did was go to the beach and eat! It has some of the Dubrovnik feel with the stone buildings and city wall but more of a party scene. We stayed at a B&B/guesthouse called Villa Fio that was very cleans and nice although we would have a sea view if we stayed on the other side of the house - thats what we get for booking an international trip 3 weeks before! The beach was right down the street from where we are staying and the second day we took a "water taxi" to an island that has a sandy beach called Palmazino. Although it was decent, it was way too crowded which is sort of how it's been everywhere in Croatia. June or September are likely much better times to visit as I said that about going back to Italy in those months as well. I won't miss all the smokers here though! I don't know how they don't have raging incidence of Lung cancer here. I feel like we got years worth of second hand smoke just being here. Food report: need to make resos for restaurants here because theybsre all busy in high season! Had a yummy truffled steak at Dalmitino - was recommended by Ali and Zahra and #1 on tripadvisor which is a worthy rating! Ate there twice! Also ate at an authentic Croatian restaurant called Konoba Menego and tried a bunch of local dishes which were tasty. Highly recommend Dalmitino though!