2010-06-14

Jimbotours Discovers A New World

THE ROAD TO ROME  ·  33 photographs

We fired out of the countries capital on a jetplane and made our way down to Split a beautiful coastal town deep in the heart of the Med...  I cant begin to describe how hot it is here!  There are severe dabs going round!

Our hostel is set at the top of a hill and after a very sweaty walk up we arrived and were greeted by our host - Ladybird!  She is a host / artist / entrepreneur / crackhead.  Her first words to us were to not touch the dying bird in the garden as we could get infected but she would be ok as she cannot get sick as she is cleansed...  need I say anymore???!

We met Bruce mk3 and headed out to the beach to get our nipples out for the first time on Jimbotours (G-Budd excluded) and had a big swim!  A defining point in Jimbotours when we saw palmtrees and a beach in the same day... never thought that would happen!  We embraced the local sport of handball and Jimbo caught on film the best photo taken to date on Jimbotours of a crazy young lad jumping off a 40ft building into 1 meter of water and becoming a man!  Jim is currently in talks with Splits local paper and The Times as to who can have the snap!

We decided to have a "quiet" one and had a big feed at a local restaurant recommended by Ladybird and headed home.  After recruiting Bruce mk2 (keep up) we went to the beach for a couple... Jim & I left Stevie B with Bruce at the beach and went for a blow...  A long time passes and Stevie B finally emerged back home at 7am - not looking pretty - impersonating Spiderman climbing through the balcony window.  Stevie is challenging for "Man of the Tour" this year... To be fair he has had a year off!

We awoke early on day 2 and ventured out to the distant island of Hvar climbed a mountain to the castle and then discovered unchartered territory in our very own island which has now been officially christened Jimboland!  We had another big swim, saw a nudist beach (alot of wrinkly schlongs) and departed our land to headed back to the mainland for our first pub crawl to welcome the arrival of G-Budd and send off Jonny OD!  Stevie B had another big drink and looked worse for wear and we all had a biiiiig blow!

After a hug goodbye from Ladybird we are now on our way to Anconna Italy on the final leg of our momentus tour to Rome...

Splits been amazing - weve seen alot, sweated alot and if we take only 1 thing away with us it will be this...

"Dont touch the bird" - Ladybird - Crazyiest random we have met to date!

Shauny G

EAST!!!!

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