ADRIATIC ADVENTURE
‘It was lovely just to stop, gazing out over the gorgeous blue water’
WHERE WAS THE site? The guidebook said it was easy to find – but our faulty sat nav placed it in the sea! It was one of those days: we had missed a turn in Trieste, then had to return through the centre of the city.
Now, though, we were in Rovinj, Croatia, and had taken several different roads, at one point arriving at the Old Town. We managed to retrace our steps – we didn’t want to drive up the cobbled streets. Luckily, we spotted a man cutting a hedge, so I jumped out and asked him for directions to Campsite Veštar.
Good neighbours
At the site, we chose a pitch and the ‘fun’ started again – the plan was to manoeuvre into position using the mover. However, the jockey wheel had other ideas, burying itself in the generously applied gravel.
As we pondered how to get out of this fix, our neighbours arrived from the four points of the campsite and helped us manually move the caravan into position.
Thanking them all profusely, we set up. Joe asked if we should put up the awning. The glare he got gave him his answer!
The next day, with the awning erected, we explored the site, checking out the pool, shops and restaurant, and the beach. Then we drove to Rovinj, parking on the seafront, where tourist and fishing boats berth.
Rovinj is on the
