Croatia - Novigrad continued

 

24.06

 

A big clean up, awnings and tents suffered the wrath of the storm.  Apart from a roof clean Lefty stood his ground!!

Biked into Novigrad to a small ‘Konzum’ supermarket which had a good selection of goods and seems slightly cheaper than Italy and France.  Back at camp we swam in the sea and relaxed around the pool.  Caught up with Margaret and John for a fun evening.

 

25.06    

Relaxed in our comfy chairs around the pool, read and swam. 
Bliss!

We love it here and have decided to stay a lot longer.  Everything is at our ‘finger tips’, swimming, cycling, hiking and lots of pretty towns to explore.  The people are a little reserved but once you break through they are very kind, hospitable and have a good sense of humour.  They all seem to know about New Zealand, love the sound of it, and want to go there.  

26.06

A fabulous bike ride into Porec which ended up being a little further than we thought.  A wonderful day though with Porac being a surprise!  A beautiful 2000 year old walled city based around the old fishing port.
A perfect blend of old and new keeping its integrity while offering lots to the tourist. 
 

 

A maze of small streets and some wonderful eating options. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had a great few hours admiring the architecture, wandering the quaint streets and eating our picnic lunch overlooking the water. 




It’s traffic free and there are no crowds, probably different over the high demand July/August period. 

Heading back we found a bike path (no. 142) which took us passed the nudist camps, along the rocky inlets and beaches shaded by pine forests, through the olive groves and back to the pretty bay and bridge which we crossed over into Novigrad. 

Croatia has been a naturist destination dating back to 1930 and was the first country in Europe to start with commercial naturism when the first naturist camp was opened in 1960.  15% of the population practice nudism.  

50 kms and we were back at camp eating our yummy large chocolate donuts bought from the ‘donut man’ this morning.  

27.06

The ‘donut man’ makes the best donuts so  we bought two more!  This could become a habit!

A relaxing kindle day in our comfy chairs!

28.06

Said goodbyes to our Slovenian neighbours, exchanged contacts and hopefully will see them in Slovenia.

Biked to the beach overlooking Novigrad at Novigrad Bay.  Crystal clear water and great swimming, lots of shade under the pine trees and a cafe and gelato bar along the promenade. 

We swam and enjoyed the sun.  Met Bucksy and drank coffee at the cafe admiring the view!