Rovinj, part 2

The photo at left shows the town of Rovinj when we arrived. The light rain was just ending, but the sea was calm.

By evening, the bora wind was blowing, making the sea rough (by local standards), causing 2-3 foot swells. We ate dinner at an outdoor restaurant directly next to the sea wall. The tables closest to the sea were getting sprayed by the crashing waves. We sat about 3 meters back, and only got our feet wet :-)

Going back to our apartment at 8pm, we realized that there were no stores open where we could buy some wine. We met our landlord later, a very nice young man who spoke excellent english he learned "from school and television". He owns 2 of the apts in the building, his sister 3 and his father 2. The apts are 2 years old and now booked solid through the season-although they cost more than twice as much per night in August. We asked him about stores that stay open later. He said that there were none, but he had a wine at home that he bought at a wine festival last year. He insisted on going home to get it for us. He came back about 30 minutes later with a very nice red wine. A very nice, helpful guy. There is a buzzer to ring if we need help that actually rings his mobile.
This is really such a great time to travel here.