SKRADIN TO PRIMOSTEN : 30 MILES

We head off just after 9:00 from Skradin, buying cheese pastries and zizule and figs from the local fruit stall. The road goes up and up but at a gentle gradient, with good views of Skradin below. We join the main road and can soon see that it disappears into a tunnel after a little while so we head off on the alternative route to Sibenik. We stop for a reviving coffee and then find the coast road and head off through beautiful scenery. It's very humid so we are both sweating a lot. We find an idyllic place for a naked dip in very clear water. We get to Primosten just after 1 pm and have lunch on our balcony overlooking the sea, and then go done to the little beach for a couple of hours. We later cycle off to Primosten and wander around. We have a cocktail ( well C does, I have a smoothly!) for the price of a coffee as the waitr misunderstands Americano, and then we have supper at a great place in the centre. Vongole clams as a starter for C, and salted and marinaded anchovies for me, then an amazing Dalmatian fish stew on a big platter. A rather dark cycle home - just as well we brought the bike lights!