Those gull sounds … it’s like I’m watching Doc Martin, says John, I tend to agree …

A relaxing day in the old town of Zadar.

Shiny cobblestones line the alleyways and narrow streets. The market is not really busy, however, lots of stalls … the biggest we have seen on our travels this year.

Wandering without the bikes to the cathedral, church and clock tower and up the 180 steps for an amazing panoramic view of the islands nearby. It’s a clear day so views are wonderful. Below is the Roman and Venetian ruins also many others throughout the town.

An afternoon swim … a 10m and 3m diving platform kept us entertained watching the brave, a couple of older men somersaulting giving the young ones a bit of something to think about. John reminisced how that was him once upon a time. A cement platform covered in algae and the kids sliding along it … and I’m thinking of the stitches I’m protecting from the water today, having been a victim of an algae slip. Meanwhile, I’m like an empty corked bottle, bobbing up and down in the water, keeping my face dry.

The sun sets over the islands and we join the throng of tourists up at the Sea Organ, hard to explain, but incredible sounds coming from a combination of the water and air through pipes under the steps of the promenade and air holes.

After dinner back up the promenade past the sea organ to see The Greeting to the Sun, a 22m diameter circular solar light panel, producing a light show at night.

A nice day before some long days in the saddle as we ride south.