Easy day today and it had been very, very nice. We had nothing to do and nothing planned that was fixed in stone so the world was our oyster.
We had thoight about going to a national park today to do a little cycling but neither of us could really face it. Its going to be a long day tomorrow as we need to find a bus to Reijeka and from there work out how we are going to get to our next destination. The Island of Krk.
We decided on an easy day and it has been blissful.
We had a saunter around the old town of Pula and took in all the roman sights. I am a keen aficionado of the Roman empire and Crispy loves a good bit of "rubble". We saw everxthing Pula had to offer from its time as a sizeable Roman setlement.
Once we had our fill of antiquity we decided to chance our arm on another bus ride to the beach. Yesterday I think we had turned our travelling radar off and slipped inadvertently into tourist mode which is what got us into a kerfuffle. Today it is well and truly turned back on.
On my frequent google searches I had found that there was a lovely lttle beach not far from town that was popular with the locals and it sounded perfect for our needs. We steeled ourselves and boarded the bus to the coast.
15 minutes found us in a quiet little area out of the city. It was perfect and After a couple ciders ( it was very, very hot) Crispy decided it was time for a nanny nap. We found a shady spot and slept for an hour dreaming of horizons new.
Once awake we went onto the beach and had a lovely couple of hours lying on the beach and swimming in the adriatic...... perfect after all the rushing about of the past couple of weeks. The next 4 days, once we get there, are on an island so it is nothing but sea and sand until we set off once more.
We caught the bus and set off back to the city. This time the bus ride was uneventful and we got off the bus exactly where we had got on at the arch of the brothers Sergii. If your interested in Roman history google these guys as they are amazing and nearly as amazing as the brothers Grachii who are my favourite. After a while eating out every night can get a lttle tiresome and as we had such a gorgeous terrace at the apartment we decided on a light dinner al frescoe. We called at a lttle supermarket, bought the supplies, and ate outside the room. It was wonderful. I am a keen red wine fan but in the restaurant's it is really expensive. In the supermarket picked up a litre bottle for the equivalent of two pounds.
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We had eaten when another guest at the apartments joined us on the patio.
He was a Canadian called Stephen who now lives in Fort Lauderdal and teaches European politics and law at Nova university.
He was interested in Brexit and foolishly asked my opinion on the issue of Britain leaving the European Union. Or as I corrected him GREAT Britain pulling away from the 4th Reich.
Two hours of political debate ensued and I loved it. After two hours(and half my wine) he agreed to conceed to my argument and I think we may have a collaborator in the colonies to " spread the word".
Crispy went to bed as soon as the midges started to bite. She's not good with bitey things since her run in with leaches in India.
Busy day tomorrow so it's time for bed..........,
Bare and Crispy signing off Pula, Croatia
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