Crikvenica is our last stop, chosen for being close to the airport but also for its lovely stone architecture and art noveau buildings. Having driven along the pretty winding coast road enjoying the view …
… we then passed a nasty accident, a reminder of the perils of single lane traffic, bends and motorbikes, and felt we’d done enough exploring.
Villa Mare, is a family run apartment building, a little out of town, but right on the front with its own swimming platform and loungers and a bistro a few steps away.
Enjoying a final opportunity to relax, I had a swim and we spent the afternoon reading.
After reorganising our packing ready for an early departure in the morning, we walked down to Bistro Loran, complete with sparkly lights and sea view.
We might have seen the sunset, but clouds had been building all day with rain forecast tomorrow, and the sun just slipped quietly away.
Croatia has been great and we’ve seen and done all we hoped. The driving was easy, the roads good, all the accommodation comfortable and the food tasty. I’ve eaten lots of fish and Chris found plenty of veggie choice among the Italian influenced menus.
Chris loves the numbers, so we’ve driven a round trip of 720 miles in two weeks. We walked around 40 miles – and while Chris’s new knee coped admirably, his increasingly dodgy ankle did complain a little.
As for the islands, I thought we were up to 5 – Krk, Cres, Losinj, Vir and Pag – but on the way to the airport I noticed the bridge to Krk first crossed the end of Otočić Sveti Marko so that makes 6!
A croissant and coffee in an al fresco airport cafe …
…and we are off home. Fortunately there will just be time to do the laundry before we go off travelling together again!
Off Travelling Together 