Sue and Dick, Nigel’s sister and husband, arrived on Tuesday 11th, a lovely sunny day. We had planned a 2 day stopover here at Rovinj, to weather out the storm promised for the following day.
We all enjoyed exploring the town during Wednesday. The old town rises up on a peninsular with the church of St Euphemia at its crown and from there we explored the tangle of narrow streets carpeted with well worn and very uneven marble blocks and cobbles.
Billed as being one of Croatia’s magical places, we were not disappointed to discover a charming old town with a fun and friendly atmosphere. The strong Italian influence was evident not only in the 18th century architecture, but also in the shops and restaurants..loads of lovely shoes and pasta! We had a great lunch.
Aside from the usual tourist shops we found a fascinating range of real art and craft galleries in all sorts of unusual and surprising places.
Nigel was soon at the limit of retail endurance, so we headed back to batten down the hatches for the impending storm. What a good move that was.
By 8pm we were ravaged by a severe storm that lasted all night, so it was most definitely supper on board! As the winds increased to over 50knots Nigel reinforced all the lines and we tried to sleep. It was like being in a washing machine despite being tied up inside the Marina!
Thursday dawned wet and cold, so books were read, the town was revisited and we found the most delightful Istrian restaurant for a very long lunch.
We all have our fingers crossed for some improvement tomorrow.
Deja Vu 