Island of Vitality …

Another great ride this morning.  Leaving at 8am, a thin layer of cloud today throwing a golden hue on the buildings as we leave.  Up for a 12km climb, thankfully it was only gentle.  Lovely views of the town from way up high, we watch one of the cruise ships leave the port, only to find it in Mali Losinj later.

The dry rock walls and olive groves are a big feature as we ride over rolling hills with some long descents. 

Our island hop onto Losinj goes unnoticed.  We stop to cross a small bridge only metres long … signage of our arrival in Losinj as being the Island of Vitality, those hills are quickly forgotten as I breathe in the scent of the pine trees.

By midday we have ridden our 55km and at our accommodation, only about 100m from a beach (by Croatian standards) crystal clear waters strategically placed paths to the waters edge along the rocks with ladders to the water. The old town is 600m away, where we find the cruise ship docked.

A small shower of rain soon clears, later in the afternoon, we venture down to the beach paths only to be joined by lots of others, strolling along the paths. A few swimmers, I can’t resist.