Time in venetian Rab town

Rab town is a creation from the days when the Dalmatian islands were sold off to Venice. Now it is a lively little medieval town and port, filling up with European on holiday makers, mainly from Austria/Germany and Italy. We thoroughly enjoyed our couple of days here.

We had a practice bike ride one day which turned into an adventure or trial, depending on which one of us you talk to. Our plan was to hire bikes and get some time back on the seat before our forthcoming bike sail sejour. We hired the bikes and got a map of the island showing the walking and cycling tracks and off we set. Well the maps here are not so detailed and we went down several tracks/roads and had to return. However we entered a nature reserve and took off on the cycling path only to find that their idea of a cycling path and Yvonne's were not quite the same. Yvonne had not counted on taking up mountain bike riding! A young teenager would have been in heaven! The path was so rocky and steep we had to walk our bikes down to the bottom. At the end of this track we met two Germans (who spoke German only) with no map who we had an incomprehensible conversation with regarding directions. They just spoke louder – but we still didn't understand! After that we kept to the main roads. We did manage to have two dips in the sea to cool off on a rather warm day.

The next day here we thoroughly explored the narrow alleyways in the town and joined the locals on the rocks and had a swim in the beautiful clear waters – which are so inviting. We love the seaside walkways Croatia has around towns which stretch for many kilometres. They are a pleasure to wander along and a great way to gain access to the water. Sure, the “beaches” are nothing like we have in Australia but that misses the point somewhat. Here it is all about lifestyle and the ability to have a chat with friends and family whilst the young ones frolic away. Meanwhile there are numerous yachts, taxi boats and general little runabouts going about their business, cafes offering services and plenty of tourists like us enjoying the ambiance.

If you get to this part of the world, put Rab Island on your agenda.