Our next stop up the coast was Zadar, also known as Croatia's "City of Cool". This was pretty obviously due to the new Sea Organ that had been added to the waterfront. After a walk round the Old Town, we packed up a picnic lunch from the local bakery and fruit market and got a ferry across to the nearest island (Ugljan). Turns out Ugljan is only 2kms off the mainland so it was a quick 20min ferry ride.
Walking round to the main port we came across a couple getting a taxi boat from the island to a tiny island offshore. Purely so that we could say we had been to an island on an island we jumped in too and got rowed a massive 50m to Galevac Island the home of the Franciscan Monastery where 3 monks live and teach the Croatian language to immigrant children. Since it was a monastery, this meant no walking round the island in your togs or swimming on the island - which was ok by us as the water was freezing!
Walking round to the main port we came across a couple getting a taxi boat from the island to a tiny island offshore. Purely so that we could say we had been to an island on an island we jumped in too and got rowed a massive 50m to Galevac Island the home of the Franciscan Monastery where 3 monks live and teach the Croatian language to immigrant children. Since it was a monastery, this meant no walking round the island in your togs or swimming on the island - which was ok by us as the water was freezing!
Morning markets in the Old Town (Croatia has fantastic strawberries!)
The Sea Organ (the power of the waves pushes air up through holes on the steps making cool sounds)
The monks vege garden
Walking round Galevac Island (took about 5 mins)
View from Galevac Island to Ugljan Island
Taxi boat ride
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