July 19 To Novigrad (Day 296)
This morning we finally ventured down to the beach! And I even got into the water!
The water is cool and very salty! Floating was no problem at all. The bottom is cobbly and hard to walk on, especially in flip-flops!
We had breakfast and packed our luggage in the car and drove north towards our next stop. We took the scenic route along the coast as much as we could, including a detour along a bulge on the Adriatic coast, about the center of the ‘Dalmatian Coast’ as the area is known. And yes, “The origins of this breed (the Dalmatian) can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.” per Wikipedia!
An intriguing town site along the Dalmatian coast.
We stopped to get a photo of the town of Primosten from this vantage point, and to buy a couple of bottles of wine from a stand manned by 2 young men (one about 10 years old!) from a local winery. The major agricultural products in this area are olives and grapes for wine! We continued on to our next destination in Novigrad, Zadar County. There are 2 Novigrad’s in Croatia, this one and another further north in the region of Istria. The first amazing view of the town as you descend toward the small bay where it is situated, from the Wanderers Compass website.!