Rijeka Jaunts.

After an eventful day, I have only words to show for it. I took all my photos on my camera and alas, technology has not yet allowed transferal of photos from camera to idevice.

Anyway, after a morning swim and breakfast on the terrace, I sweated my way to the bus station to catch my bus to Rijeka. I then learnt that Croatia folk aren't proving themselves to be the nicest. But that's not a story for here. Or ever. Let's just say I was either going to have to argue or vomit and I don't have enough money to spare to buy a whole new lunch.

But I eventually made it and discovered Rijeka is a pretty big place compared to the quaint, laid back style of Pula. It is definitely a port town and my hostel is pretty much on a boat it's so close to the marina. I can even look out the window while I'm on the toilet and help the captain prepare the ship.

I set out to explore the centre of town with a warning that it would be extremely empty and quiet and shops may be shut because its too hot and everyone's gone to the beach. I'm glad she told me or I would have thought Rijeka was one of those places that built a big town expecting lots of people to come and then no one did. The streets were deserted.

I abandoned my plan and hopped on the next bus that was going to a beach. I actually still don't know what beach I ended up at but it was beautiful. The water was crystal clear, the beach was lined with people and their colourful umbrellas and the ocean had a backdrop of large, hazy mountains. It was idyllic.

I even played a wee game with myself on one of the many times I went swimming. Because the beach is stones you have to wear jandals into the sea and I prefer to have my feet free and wild so put my jandals on my hands when I'm swimming. I have found out that you barely have to move to keep yourself afloat like this and I can just hold my hands out with my jandals on them and be completely still. I knew there were lots and lots of fish around me because I could see them so thought I'd attract more if I stayed super still. I was looking down at all the fish swimming around my legs when all of a sudden something bites me! I instantly thrashed my way to the shoreline like a complete idiot. From now on I tend to keep moving.

Nothing like a pointless story recap to substitute photos. I actually would add some photos of my itchy bites here but it would probably put you off your breakfast. Pretty sure they feed the Mosquitos Weetbix here because they sure produce some impressive bites.

Tomorrow I've decided to take a day trip somewhere. There's lots of ferries that leave the port to a range of different islands near Rijeka so I will probably follow my nose and jump aboard.

After the frightening bus trip that brought me here (think long steep drops and inattentive drivers) I'm a little more keen for a water journey. Here's hoping Croatians take steering a ship a little more seriously than directing a bus.