Porec. Our first stop over en-route down the Dalmation coast towards Dubrovnik. The bus goes early or late in the day with no reasonable timings. We were up at 5:30 with back packs soted and out throuh the waking city to the bus station. Now Crispy in her dotage has become very good friends with her bed. Most elderly people do I'm told and its a struggle at home to rouse her from her slumbers. Early starts are just no good for dear old Crispy but we needed a morning bus to get us on our way without wasting the day. Plus she had not slept well dreaming of mountain lakes and drowning. Most of the night I could feel her swimming up the bed gasping and blubing.
Because we were skipping breakfast the b&b had prepared us a goody back of various gluten and non gluten delicacies to sustain us on our travels. Onto the bus after a minor kerfuffle finding the right one and off to Italy. Italy I hear you ask. Yes Italy.
The bus goes from Ljubljana through Slovenia to Trieste in Italy. Both these countries are part of the union so there are no border checks to go throuh. From Trieste it heads south and into Croatia. Here there is a border and this time we didn't have to disembark. A fresh faced Italian youth in a police uniform boarded the bus. It looked like he had got the uniform as a christmas present because thats what he wanted to do when he grew up.
My grandad used to say " you know your geting older when policemen and doctors are looking younger". If thats the case I feel older.
Passports in order we continued into Croatia.
The accomodation I had found is appartments MIP. It was difficult to find because its in a quiet residential area, but after a short walk we managed to find it. It scores 8.7 on booking.com and the trip advisor reports are just as reassuring. It is in an area of communist era tenements but this one and its neighbours are lovely. The entire block of flats has been tastefully renovated as tourist lets. Its the first time we have had our own private outside space, either balcony or terrace, and it makes a massive difference. We were looking forward to cheeky glass of wine outside the room this evening but the supermarkets close early and we missed out.
There is a Lidl just up the road so first thing tomorrow thats where I'll be whilst Crispy has a lie in.
First impressions of Porec are great. Typical old sea side town full of bars and restaurants. Tomorrow we might hire bicycles to mooch up and down the nearby coast and find a beach for a picnic. It depends on the weather. Today has been blue skies with temps in the mid thirties. Tomorrow, according to the locals, there is the chance of a thunderstorm. I think its going to take a few days to "come down" from the city travelling. We have been on the go constantly for eleven days and although wonderful it is exhausting. We have to slip back a gear now and enjoy a more relaxed approach.
Crispy had done the washing. Now we will have the luxury of clean knickers. A rare treat when travelling.
Bare and Crispy signing off, Porec, Croatia
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