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Writing and walking on Brac
SEPTEMBER 10-17, 2022
The camp Writing and walking is a great chance to combine your writing with walks in the extraordinary landscape by the Adriatic sea. You don’t have to decide beforehand if you will do mostly walking or writing, or both. In the evenings we all gather for a nice dinner and the possibility to share ideas and get inspired by each other.
Location: the village of Puntinak in Selca on Brac Island in Croatia. Price: € 500, which includes accommodation and evening dinners. You stay in fully equipped apartments with 2–3 other participants. Your flight/travel to Brac is not included.
About the camp: This is a week with full freedom of choice day-by-day! Every day we offer a shorter or longer walk, starting and ending in our base camp in the village of Puntinak, near Sumartin. You can take part in the guided daily stages of hiking -– more comfortable or more challenging -– along the Adriatic, through olive groves and vineyards up to small stone chapels with beautiful views, through small villages on goat trails or tractor roads and paths surrounded by millennial stone walls. Or you just stay in the area to write on your writing project, is it for fun, professionally or academic. You will find lots of peaceful places, indoor or outdoor at your own choice. Whatever you choose we are ready to support you to make this a great stay. You also have access to bicycles if you want to explore the local villages of Selca and Sumartin on your own. We offer stand-up paddleboards and other equipment to enjoy and play in sea and on land.
Dinner: We put a lot of effort in preparing and cooking healthy, delicious, local food. Our great granite outdoor kitchen is perfect for slow eating in a relaxing social atmosphere. The Brac stone grill is a masterpiece in itself and the barbecue evenings with the ongoing view of the Biokovo mountains and Makarska riviera are true highlights for everyone staying in Villa Puntinak. The food is mainly vegetarian, but we will also serve fish and meat, if you wish! Local wine and olive oil is of course on the menu to really get the Mediterranean touch and get into the relaxed mood. If you want to learn more about cooking good vegetarian food, you are welcome to participate in preparing dinner during the week, which might make it easier to keep the healthy eating when you come home. But you are more than welcome to just relax and enjoy the prepared dinner if that suits you better. The camp runs from the 10:th of September in the evening, starting with welcome dinner, to the morning the 17:th of September. This is the view from the venue where you will stay:
We put a lot of effort in preparing and cooking and grilling healthy, delicious, local food.
Travel: We recommend that you book your flight so that it lands at Split Airport no later than 16:00 on arrival day and then you take the ferry at 18:15 from Split to Supetar. You will be picked up at 19:15 in the port of Supetar. If you arrive earlier and must wait for the general pickup (you + other participants) you can spend your day in Split and the mighty palace of Diocletian, or take the ferry to Supetar and discover the “capital of Brac”. If you want to arrive earlier to Villa Puntinak you are welcome from two o´clock, we can help you to book your own taxi here. If you arrive early in Split you might choose to go to Makarska by bus and then take the ferry to Supetar, close to our venue.
You choose what time you check out on your day of departure. Ordinary check out time is 10 o´clock but it might be possible for you to check out later, depending on when next guests arrive. We offer help to book your taxi to the ferry on the time of your choice. It´s suitable to book your flight to leave from Split airport on 11:00 PM the earliest, for a calm and enjoyable trip to the airport.
If you want or need you might be able to book an extra night before or after the camp with us, e.g. due to flight times, for € 40. Another excellent option is that you spend one or more nights in Split in connection with your trip. There are many central, affordable accommodations, and lots to discover, including good food and happy shopping.
Accommodation: You share a room with another participant, in an apartment with two rooms and toilet + shower and kitchen. Some single rooms can be booked at an extra charge of 200 €.
Email sussan@goodsolution.se to show your interest in participating in this camp. After that you will get an email with more information about the camp and how to register. You will also have the possibility to ask us any questions regarding the camp.
Then, later on, if you decide to participate as soon as your payment of € 500 is received, you will get a confirmation of payment and secured spot on the camp. Then you can book your flight/travel here!
Questions? Welcome to email Sussan Öster: sussan@goodsolution.se.
EXAMPLE OF PREVIOUS CAMP: OCR Quarry
2020
Where: Brac Island in Croatia
Located in an abandoned quarry our OCR playground sets a rough and tough environment that inspires to really get down and dirty, and that’s what OCR is all about. In this, our OCR Quarry, we’ve built an obstacle packed course that is like no other course you’ve ever seen. It will literally take your breath away. So whatever gets your heart pumping, be it climbing, swinging, lifting or technical… We have it all! The site is located near the town of Selca and just a short run from our basecamp and the beautiful Adriatic Sea. The area is also full of nice trails and rocky surroundings, while running through plantations of olives, figs, almonds and much more.
Camp 1: April 4th – 9th
Camp 2: April 9th – 14th
Camp 3: August 24th – 29th
Camp 4: August 29th – September 3rd
More information click below Registration (redirected to ocrquarry.nu)
When we started our first camp in 2018 we had a very basic course just under 400 m, consisting of 15 obstacles. Though it may not sound much, combined with some steep running, it was enough to wear you out. Before the start of the camps in 2019 we added a lot of obstacles and extended the course, so it’s now close to 800 m and have 33 obstacles. We added some technical stuff like Pegs, Climbing Grips and a Rig, so even if you’re more advanced and experienced, you’ll still get a real challenge. Under 2020 we will continue to build new obstacles and make the course bigger and better… Follow us on Instagram for updates and new obstacles as they are revealed
EXAMPLE OF PREVIOUS CAMP: Hiking week on Brac
2020
Where: Brac Island in Croatia
About the camp: Now you have the opportunity to take part in the daily stages of hiking - more comfortable or more challenging - along the Adriatic, through olive groves and vineyards up to small stone chapels with beautiful views, through small villages on tractor roads and paths surrounded by millennial stone walls. Every day we start and end in our base camp in the village of Puntinak, Selca near Sumartin. Here are all the amenities, and the camp includes full board! Former camp participants have wanted to learn how to cook the good vegetarian delicious food we serve. Therefore, if you wish, you can participate in cooking during the week and bring with you inspiring recipes for fresh and healthy vegetarian dishes.
The camp runs from the 14th to the morning of the 20th of April. The hikes have a great variety. You can choose to hike both in the morning and in the afternoon. You can also select one hike per day and get more time to discover the tranquillity or other nice places of Brac.
The approximate schedule of a hiking day is: • Breakfast at 07:30 • First walk of the day starts 09:00 to 11:30 • Lunch 13:00 to 14:00 with varied specially composed vegetarian dishes to suit the recovery needed after hiking. • In the afternoon, we offer the second walk of the day (different route) • The days end with dinner in good timing for viewing the sunset. One of the days we hike a trail up to the highest viewing point on Brac, the mountain Vidova Gora with the classic de wonderful view of the island of Hvar and all the way down to Dubrovnik. We make sure you bring all the food and drinks you need, and we plan the hikes very carefully. All hikes take place with a hiking guide. We will visit places where tourists do not go. You will be able to participate in olive oil tasting and barbecue evenings with the opportunity to try the local wine. The dinners and all other meals are consumed in the common cosy stone-paved outdoor kitchen. You have access to bicycles if you want to explore, for example, the local villages of Selca and Sumartin on your own.
We put a lot of effort in preparing and cooking healthy, delicious, local food. Our great outdoor kitchen is perfect for slow eating in a relaxing social atmosphere.
Travel: We recommend that you book your flight so that it lands at Split Airport no later than 16:00 on April 14 and then you take the ferry at 18:15 from Split to Supetar. You will be picked up at 19:15 in the port of Supetar. If you arrive earlier and must wait for the general pickup (you + other participants) you can spend your day in Split and the mighty palace of Decletian, or take the ferry to Supetar and discover the “capital of Brac”.
After checking out April 20, we offer a transfer back to Supetar. Book your flight after 12:00 PM for a calm and enjoyable trip to the airport. If needed, you can book an extra night before or after the camp with us, e.g. due to flight times, for € 40. Another excellent option is that you spend one or more nights in Split in connection with your trip. There are many central, affordable accommodations, and lots to discover, including good food and happy shopping!
Accommodation: You share a room with another participant, in an apartment with two rooms and toilet + shower and kitchen. Single rooms can be booked at an extra charge of 200 €.
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As soon as your payment of € 700 is received, you will get a confirmation of payment and secured spot on the camp. Now you can book your flight!
EXAMPLE OF PREVIOUS CAMP: TABATA CAMP
