A quiet day - we headed off to visit Aunty Mare, whose husband Antic (mum's brother) passed away last September. She is sad about her loss but is travelling well. She is currently renovating their home. We did a spot of shopping & I managed to find another pair of bathers. Not much else news wise except that we are over-eating as one does when visiting relatives. No thankyou means yes please & give me more.

Today we set off for Zadar - a beautiful seaside town with roman influences - we were here last time we came to Croatia & thought it would be nice to stay here for a few days. On the way through to Rijeka a very large seaside town, really more like a city, we stopped off for a coffee where we had a beautiful view over towards Otok Cres (Cres Island) & watched the ferry move slowly form the island to the mainland. This place looked like one where we could...

We headed off to Fazana - here the boat trips take you out to NP Bunji a couple of islands that have old Roman buildings on them. We decided that we had seen enough roman buildings & were told that the boat trips were too short & you weren't given free time to explore the islands, instead you were given a guided tour. The beach overlooking the islands was a bit quiet (mid-morning), but had a really good set up to keep the kids entertained. Later in the ...

Another early morning. We finally caught up with Slavica (cousin who lives in Switzerland) & her family - they have a holiday home in Kavran, set in bushland. We spent the day with them. We walked down to the beach not too far from their place. This beach was clean and incredibly cool. The cold water results from a fresh water spring that runs into the beach. It was hard to leave as the water was so clear & refreshing. In the early evening we all headed...

We woke up too early today. We had a really hot night & just couldn't lie in bed so relaxation was where the day started. It was quite cool outside so we sat & drank tea whilst enjoying the cool breeze. We headed off into Pula to check out the colosseum known as the amphitheatre & the other roman buildings & ruins. We were blown away - the size of the amphitheatre was astounding. Every wall is intact even though some sections up high have broken ...