Padova Rab

... of a slow start this morning after last night's punch party - not hungover, just because for once, we didn't have to be on the bus! Last night was great - inside out theme [which we thought was definitely a boy's idea] but was very disappointed in the commitment to the cause! I lost a bra [and yes i had a spare thank you!] to a vodka-soaked gummie bear attack and am hoping not to win my second ...

... are still in the north and onto our second Island. Weather is superb and all the masses of tourists have gone home - so great pace..something about island life.

We have been eating loads of seafood but Jarrad is yet to catch us a fish - on the list of things to do!

Anyway here are the pics of our antics once again.

Cheerio
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Sharm and Jarrad

... un peu plus loin après la Poste".
- 3e arrêt | Compagnie Jadrolinija : "Pour les billets, il faut se renseigner auprès de l'agence située un petit peu plus loin"
- 4e arrêt | la fameuse agence Losinjska Plovidba !
Encore une fois, pas de chambre en dessous de 300 kunas...Une dame présente derrière le comptoir (retraitée de l'agence) nous propose une chambre située dans la maison de sa fille à 10 minutes à pied.
Nous la suivons dans ...

... all so we caught the bus to Krk Town and found a sheltered spot to swim there. We then found a note in our guide book about a wind called The Bura, and you can tell its coming when white clouds form over the mountains, which they had. It can get so strong it can tip cars over! The next morning it was worse so we gave up and headed inland..... after getting the shock of our lives with the campsite bill... so expensive!!!!

Après une bonne nuit, malgré le retentissement des cloches de 5h du matin, nous voici partis, chaussures de marche aux pieds, sur les côtes de l'île. Nous décidons d'aller directement sur le versant opposé au camping pour fuire la foule. Le temps de trouver le chemin (les croates sont assez avares d'indications!), nous commençons notre randonnée sur une ...

L'arrivée sur cette île marque réellement le début de notre voyage. Cette petite ville paraît sortir de nulle part!

Les îles de Cres et de Losinj ne formaient qu'une à l'époque des Liburniens (1600 av J-C). C'est pour faciliter la navigation qu'il construisèrent un chenal d'eau de mer au niveau de la ville d'Osor. Aujourd'hui, Cres et Mali Losinj font partis des villes principales des 2 ...

Great little place to relax, with plenty of beaches (topless, nude or otherwise), hiking, boating and more. Heavily touristed by northern Europeans, with lots and lots of skin on the beaches and boats, and a very interesting medieval town made for wandering tourists.

... Croatia".

We found another room with a view, watched the sunset over the harbour and then went to our room. It was quite a hilarious room with two single beds secured to the wall head to toe. Definitely a town to pass through.

The receptionist was a lovely lady who directed us to her favourite restaurant away from the crowds, with a really pleasant atmosphere and a meal to redeem the island.

... many cafes around town.

At around 7pm the ferry arrived to take us off to our next island, Pag, which was really just going to be an overnight stop to get us to the bus to Split.

Rab is just two hours from Rijeka so, for people working in the city, an ideal island weekend hideaway. We saw one lady get off the ferry and climb onto her waiting boat right at the side of the ferry, definitely the right way to do this.

... It was a nice place but I knew right away it was going to be difficult to meet people. There wasnt a common room where other travellers hang around and eventually meet each other. You cant have it all. After I changed out of my sweaty T-shirt, I walked around the island for about 3 hours. It didnt take me long to realize that this was an island favored by families and couples. If I see more of this nonsense tomorrow, I am out of here by the day after. Dino Vagabond