Beautiful Croatia

View from bus - ship in distance!

'Why does the boat keep turning round? Oh, oh, got a picture of the trees.'

We were on a coach excursion from our ship which was anchored off Sibenik and returning following a gorgeous tour through countryside and up and down hills. Near to where I was sitting there was a lady trying to take a photograph of the 'Aurora'. Why did the ship keep turning around? We were negotiating hairpin bends so, of course, kept seeing the ship from different angles.

Fortunately the lady had a good sense of humour because we all ended up in stitches at her antics. 'I got a lovely picture of a petrol pump.' Time for more laughter.

'And she took about 300 photos,' rejoined her friend.

Our first stop on the tour had been at Primosten, a small walled town. Whilst the more able followed our guide (Tea - pronounced TIA) up a hill to look at a church, the rest of us strolled or sat and had coffee. It was beautiful day with a beautiful view from the pavement cafes.

Following this stop we were driven up into the hills to an old family farm. There we ate fresh nuts and drank a rather strange liqueur. Good job I had my faithful bottle of water! There was time for a quick look in the rooms decked out to show how life was once led, then it was time for lunch in the great stone-built barn. We were seated around long tables with bottles of red wine, bread, cheese and prosciutto .

After lunch there was time for a look around the gardens, watch a costumed lady crocheting and petting a friendly donkey. I was pleased that there is a small shop where the lady sells her work. Yes, I was tempted - a pair of mauve crocheted earrings.

This was a lovely restful trip which finished with lots of laughs. Following her attempts to get a photograph of the ship from the coach, the lady took an excellent photo from the dockside as we waited for the tender to return us to the Aurora.

Primosten beach