Our adventure today was to travel down the Adriatic coast. Our first stop was at a bakery in the town of Crikvenica to get some breakfast pastries and beverages for the road trip. Once we passed the town of Senj, the road became very curvy as it hugged the coastline. At Jablanac we took a short ferry tide to the island Rab and the city of the same name.
Rab has a long history back to medieval times. The old town (stari grad) is on a narrow peninsula with narrow streets of cobblestone. In the old town are four distinctive bell towers in four separate venetian styles. The churches and monasteries date back to the 12th century.
We walked through Rab long enough to take in its charms and snap some pictures before heading into the newer part of town to get something to eat. Since the tourist season is long passed, most restaurants were closed with only a smattering of coffee bars open. We finally stumbled upon a restaurant named Bistro Velum.
As in most of our stops in Croatia, the food was excellent. Tammy and I both had steak with truffles, and the boys had squid stuffed with shrimp. Angie had skewered pork medallions. Our waiter impressed us with his fluent English, then went to the table next to us and carried on a conversation in German before serving the folks behind us in Italian.
After eating we began the return journey home. A weather front moved in earlier in the day bringing strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature. A light rain heading north turned into a good storm as we reached our villa. The bora winds were pushing waves into the seawall and spraying water across the street. The boats in the tiny harbor were bouncing around like toys. Time to close the shutters and batten down the hatch as the winds howl outside. We will spend the evening relaxing with some wines by Bruno.
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