Best travel experience of our Croatia holiday

I have to be honest — when my wife suggested the private boat from Hvar to Korčula rather than the ferry I thought it was an extravagance. I was completely wrong. The private charter cost us less than we had spent on dinner the previous night in Hvar and delivered one of the single finest travel experiences of our holiday. Our skipper was personable and knowledgeable, the boat was fast and spotless, and the route he chose between the islands was genuinely spectacular. We stopped for an hour at a beach that had perhaps a dozen people on it at most — extraordinary given the tourist crowds we had experienced in Hvar itself. Arrived in Korčula for the afternoon and evening, which is the perfect time — the town glows in the late light. Absolutely do this.