{"id":1778,"date":"2018-10-22T19:31:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2018-10-22T19:31:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:31:41","slug":"day-4-across-hvar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"Day 4–Across Hvar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mike giving clear instructions as we prepare to ride: be to the ferry dock by noon!<\/p><\/div>\n

On Wednesday we had a ferry to catch at precisely 12:30 PM in Sucuraj on the far end of Hvar Island, and a 52 km bike ride to get there, so we packed, loaded and transferred out of Hvar Town past the busy roads to the central highlands.\u00a0 <\/span>We parked, set up our bikes and began pedaling down the mountainous spine of Hvar.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

It was a straight-forward ride with some ups and downs and continuous views to the blue Adriatic, sometimes on our right, sometimes on our left.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did we mention “views to the Adriatic?”<\/p><\/div>\n

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We made the ferry with 30 minutes to spare.\u00a0 Then we crossed to the mainland, took\u00a0<\/span>a second ferry to the Peljesac Peninsula and drove to the town of Orebic and\u00a0Hotel Indijan. \u00a0 <\/span>(55 km, 600 m)<\/p>\n

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A lone Mediterranean Cypress stands as sentinel along the high central spine of Hvar.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Living off the land: Jeff T. replaced grapes with “strawberry tree fruit” on the ride across Hvar. It tastes more like guava than strawberry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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OK, it has another name: Maginja. It’s also known as Arbutus unedo by botanists. \u00a0But Strawberry Tree is a lot more descriptive.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Hvar road edge is the edge–it leaves no room for a wandering wheel!<\/p><\/div>\n

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We arrived in Sucaraj with 15 minutes to spare–just enough time for a quick ride over the canal….<\/p><\/div>\n

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…to the lighthouse and a group photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The lighthouse from the ferry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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