We were off to Brac Island today. The ferry took about an hour to go from Split to Supetar.
The ride along the coast was flat. Once we turned inland, we had a brutal climb to an elevation of 545 metres. At the top of the climb, there was a roadside refreshment stand, which was much appreciated. We did not do the additional 8km at 200m of climbing to the lookout at Vidova Gora. Rather, we enjoyed the descent all the way down to Bol.
Bol is yet another tourist trap. We skipped the short loop into the old town (once you have seen one, you've seen them all). The official route was along the boardwalk (stone in this case) along the coast. We skipped going to the Zlatni rat (Golden Horn Beach) as it was rather busy. We stopped just down the road and enjoyed a swim in the crystal clear water (see photos).
The climb out of town was long (8km at five percent) to an elevation of 426 metres. We then descended back down to sea level in Pučišća.
At Pučišća., we encountered two of our fellow travellers and joined them for lunch. We then rushed back to the ferry to Split.
It was a long and hard day on the bike, but the views from the top of our first (and most brutal climb) onwards were spectacular.