Rivinj, part 3

After walking around the old town (Stari Grad means old town), we went back to our apartment and packed a picnic lunch. We walked down to the beach nearby and rented a kayak. The business transaction was so typical of our experiences here and so foreign to what we encounter at home.
"How much to rent the kayak?
"35 kunas per hour.
"OK
"Here are the paddles, I'll put the kayak into the water for you.
"Thanks. See you later.
"Ciao"

No names, no deposits, no release of liability, just "have fun".

We spent a couple of hours paddling around: first out to an island where we had our picnic, then back toward shore and along the coast. The weather was beautiful, but there was a bit of wind so the sea was rougher than in Dubrovnik. The swells were about 2 feet and there was a lot of chop. The coves and pebble beaches along the shore were beautiful.

After kayaking, we went back to the apartment and relaxed for a bit, doing laundry and reading out on our terrace. We drank some of our wine, then decided to eat dinner at a restaurant right on the beach we had noticed earlier. After walking down to the restaurant, we found it was closed--maybe not even in business despite several signs along the path. We went back to the car and found a nearby pizza restaurant. It was pretty good, the cuisine is more Italian here as we are quite near the Italian border. The other diners appeared to all be locals.