A few weeks ago, I took a 2-day trip to the Kvarner, which is that part of the Adriatic Sea that includes the archipelago of the Croatian islands of Pag, Krk, St. Gregory and Rab.
Kvarner, on the other hand, is the part of the Adriatic Sea that separates the east coast of Istria from Cres, Lošinj, St. Peter and Asinello.
These 2 days were very intense and I saw the towns of Pag and Zadar, also, on the way to the apartment I rented, I also passed through Novaglia.
The trip was partly on the highway and partly on the normal road. Up to Sen, we took the highway, after that the trip continued on the normal road.
In Segna, there is a fortress built in the mid-1500s, and it is used for historical re-enactments; unfortunately, having predefined times for boarding the ferry, we could not visit it.
In the part of the road that connects Segna to the ferry embarkation port, there are no noteworthy historical constructions, except for some recent artifacts, suitable for rainwater regimentation since some connections with the valleys were not made with classical bridges, but with embankments that could become dams.
However, being embankments that serve only to connect the slopes of the various gorges, it is not sized to hold up to the buoyancy of the water as well; hence the purpose of the hydraulic works.
As the following photos testify, the landscape is extremely barren and rocky, in all ways very striking, these first photos being taken with little light do not render the idea well, but in the next article I will discuss Zara and Pag, it will be much clearer.
As you can see, although the islands and the mainland (Croatia), is not glacial in origin, the coastline is extremely indented with a multitude of small fjords.
The rock is limestone and has the same composition and appearance as the very famous "Istrian Stone," characterized by a milky white color, which tends to congeal in contact with the atmosphere (limestone reacts with sulfur dioxide in the air).
After about a couple of hours we arrived at the boat dock:
Some threatening clouds promised rain, but after a short time, the Bora winded up and almost cleared the sky.
In the whole journey of about 60 km, I think I counted about ten dwellings in total... No grocery stores and not even a gas station!
Embarking on the ferry, the crossing took 15-20 minutes and a really strong and cold wind was blowing on the bridge: the Bora.
Bora is a wind that comes from the east, is strong and intermittent, but is extremely dry. The locals say that Bora blows for an odd duration of days (1-3-5 and so on); and it usually ceases at the same time it started.
I have not had a chance to verify what the inhabitants assert, as far as duration is concerned, but that it is a cold and strong wind, that it is, in the next article I will upload a video and you can confirm for yourself!
As we got off the ferry the outward journey was almost over, in fact after about 40 minutes we arrived at our destination: Lun
Lun is a very small village of about a hundred houses that is mostly inhabited by tourists, but there are residents as well.
Objectively it seems like time has stood still in these areas, if it weren't for all the houses that have plastered exterior walls, it really feels like stepping back in time!
Here is a boat under construction:
Then again, since an olive tree grows in every corner, the millstone cannot be missed!
Human intervention takes center stage on the waterfront, where the shoreline has been remodeled to provide at least some comfort:
That's enough for this first date, see you in a few days with part 2!
