Every day is special but today just that little bit more …

Setting out for the 8.30am ferry today to Preko … so glad to see the EuroVelo 8 signage today and following it through our island hopping to Ugljan and Pasman.

The ferry assistant very helpful for us to join the correct queue for our ferry. A short 25 minutes and we are on our way to ride following the EV8 … thinking of the NZ guy and the Bike shop guy who reiterated the best way to tackle going south.

We stop at a little village of Kukljca, we hadn’t had breakfast yet. A couple showed us the ‘breakfast’ they had ordered … impressive!! We ordered, later we chatted, lovely couple from Stuttgard, been coming to this island for 18 years, I can see why. They thought we were crazy, later we thought he was crazy … riding with his mates once a year 200km a day for a week. And other different cycling events in the year. Who is crazy … we all are … just living life … hats off to us all!!! He said, you live in the wrong country … I said, you are not telling me something new! … we laughed!!!

Further on we ride on the EV8 some on the quiet main road, over the bridge which connects the two islands then back to the coast, lovely riding.

We chase down a small tractor carrying freshly picked grapes. Our excitement gets the better of us … as they turn into their house … can I take a photo … of course … we follow them into their home as they unload the grapes. John takes a bunch of the pickings … I’m horrified … slap him!!! The guys say, take more, no way I think … this is your wine in the making. Seriously, such yummy grapes!! Lovely people, Mum is there enjoying the sun, an amazing garden, tomatoes, eggplants, this is living!!

Back on track, feeling the love for this island.

A very short ferry trip back to the mainland … you have to love this travel … onto EV8 no accommodation booked, we pass by Pirovac and decide to go further to Tribunj. Nothing booked, we go to a few zimmers but they are all full. I feel we have the whole village looking for a room for us, offering their wifi. We find an apartment and it takes ages to find it with the help of so many. Eventually apartment found … lovely people to hand over the key lots of chats … they are from Serbia and Slovenia. It appears that this town is full is people from Perth, who have emigrated and come back here on holidays to visit family.

It makes me feel we should have more time here.