5th Sept..Camp Bled – Dalmatian coast
We drove the 40km into the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana and spent several hours here. We really liked it and again will return. Then we took the motorway down to the coast and followed the coast road towards our final destination, Zadar. We stopped at a small town called Crikvenica and the tourist office found us a B&B. Walked down into the town, where they were celebrating the pirate story we'd read about that day. There were fireworks from a pirate ship and a lovely atmosphere. B&B night terrible! Boiling hot and loud traffic.
Nice meal in town with very friendly waiter.
6th Sept—Crikvenica to Zadar
Saw campsites after Crikvenica where we'd have had better sleep...oh well! Beautiful coastal drive into Zadar, arriving about 3.30-4pm. Found the apartment in Diklo. Met Alec and Peter from plane and had a lovely meal down the road from the flat.
7th Sept.
We all swam in the sea first thing before doing a supermarket shop and having a very nice lunch on the balcony. Drove into Zadar pm and enjoyed a good nose around. The old walled town is a traffic free zone, which is very nice. The pavements are all shiny and there's a real cafe culture with a hot spot for internet access in the square near the tourist info. Back 'home' we took a siesta then Alec and Peter went for a snorkel / swim, Brent made a lovely pasta meal and I read...heaven! Lovely meal with great wine followed by a walk along the front b4 bed.
8th Sept
Went into Zadar again. Walked around the remains of the medieval town wall. Found a lovely airier, modern and spacious tourist information with cafe, gallery etc and live music in the evening. Took in the atmosphere of what seems like a Mediterranean port drinking in the warm sun and the cold drinks. Returned to apartment to freshen up before heading out to a local restaurant. Had a fish meal lovely first course, very expensive second course (which every one else enjoyed but my rochdale thriftiness thought was over the top price wise)
9th Sept
Planned to do the Island National Park today so set the alarms for 6am.( Thank to Simon for his comments ) Everyone woke up bleary eyed. Up and out by seven. Met two girls from Totonto who gave us some good travelling tips. Wine and food included for under £30 brill. Found a spot to swim on far side of one island when boat stopped for fish lunch. www.kornati.hr
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Just wanted to say happy birthday! (It is your birthday, right?) Hope you guys are haing a great time! =)
Hi Linda and Brent,
A very Happy Birthday Linda . We are following your adventures which sound brilliant. We looked you up on the map and got very excited thinking of you doing all these wonderful things. We looked at www.kornati.hr and had fun with Croatian language. How's the language going? Have you heard any local music and what's it like? Lots of Love from Dave and Polly. Megan sends her love.
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