(English version below)
Det ser ud som om at der kommer en koldere front ind fra på mandag og vi tænker at det måske bliver det sidste vi ser af de rigtigt varme dage, så der bliver givet fuld tid til ting med og i vand. I dag har den stået på et forsøg på fodring af fisk fra paddleboardet - det lykkedes ikke, for der kom ikke nogen fisk selvom vi var tæt på hvor vi så dem i går. Vi har også baret badet i havet uden de store remedier og så var dagens High-light en tur i en ”sofa”! Det er en oppustelig sofalignende ting, der bliver spændt fast efter en motorbåd og så giver de den ellers gas derudaf, hvor det så bare gælder om at holde fast så man ikke ryger i vandet. Det var den type, der blev anbefalet os med mindre børn… Godt vi ikke tog noget andet for vi klamrede os fast og ‘fløj’ rundt, som vi bumbede hen over bølgerne. Kenneth var sød at passe på tingene på land og tage et par billeder, Sara derimod fik hele bumleturen med og børn der råbte ‘hurtigere’ og grinede det meste af vejen (Sara havde absolut fået rigeligt efter de ca 8 betalte minutter!).
Vi havde bestilt en sunset-delfin-watch-cruise fra Fasano, så der gik vi indad sidst på eftermiddagen. Der gik lidt tid med at alle skulle komme og finde frem til den rigtige båd (der var rigtigt mange udbydere med samme formål), men det lykkedes og efter lidt forsinkelse sejlede vi mod solnedgangen (ind i Brijuni national park territoriet) på en gammel, dog nymalet fiskekutter. Vi sejlede mod en masse andre skibe, som vist havde set delfiner, men da vi nåede området var der mere end 10 både (og måske nogle stakkels delfiner), der lå at zig-zaggede mellem hinanden. Vores skipper tænkte - vi finde vores egne og vi sejlede derfor mod solnedgangen og flere delfiner. Vi fandt dem bare aldrig til meget stor skuffelse, for ikke bare vores børn, men alle om bord. Jeg tror vi var den sidste båd på vandet, men der var åbenbart også inkluderet ‘badning’ på vores tur, så pludselig stoppede vi og så kunne der bades! Her var vi fuldstændigt uforberedte og havde hverken badetøj, håndklæder eller redningsveste med og ville derfor ikke lade ungerne bade i tusmørket på 35 meter dybt kul sort hav! Det kunne måske have reddet turen (i stedet blev det en tand værre at kigge på de andre der badede) - den eneste ‘trøst’ var at alle andre med børn heller ikke fik lov…
Vi nåede (måske selvsagt) ikke den reservation vi havde lavet til kl 20, da vi først var i land igen hen af 21… men vi fandt et lille ok hyggeligt sted med hurtig servering, hvilket var godt til de sultne og lidt skuffede maver. Kenneth kalder det årets turistfælde - vi andre håber og tror på at vi bare var super uheldige.
It seems that a colder front is coming in from Monday, and we're thinking this might be the last of the really hot days. So, we're dedicating our time to things in and around the water. Today, we attempted to feed fish from the paddleboard, but it didn't work out because no fish came even though we were close to where we saw them yesterday. We also simply swam in the sea without many gadgets. The highlight of the day was a ride on a "sofa"! It's an inflatable couch-like thing that is tethered to a motorboat, and then they speed off, and it's all about holding on so you don't fall into the water. This was the type recommended for families with younger children. Good thing we didn't choose anything else because we held on tight and "flew" around as we bumped over the waves. Kenneth was kind enough to watch over our belongings on land and took a couple of pictures. Sara, on the other hand, experienced the entire bumpy ride, with kids shouting "faster" and laughing most of the way (Sara had had enough after the approximately 8 paid minutes!).
We had booked a sunset dolphin-watching cruise from Fasano, so we headed that way in the late afternoon. It took a little time for everyone to gather and find the right boat (there were many providers with the same purpose), but eventually, we succeeded, and after a slight delay, we set sail toward the sunset (into the Brijuni National Park territory) on an old, freshly painted fishing boat. We sailed toward a lot of other boats that seemed to have spotted dolphins, but when we reached the area, there were more than 10 boats (and maybe some poor dolphins) zig-zagging between each other. Our skipper thought, "We'll find our own," and thus we sailed toward the sunset and more dolphins. However, we never found them, to the great disappointment of not only our kids but everyone on board. I think we were the last boat on the water, but apparently, our trip also included "swimming," so suddenly, we stopped, and swimming was allowed! We were completely unprepared and didn't have swimwear, towels, or life jackets, and so we didn't let the kids swim in the twilight on a 35-meter-deep, pitch-black sea! It might have improved the trip (instead, it got a bit worse watching others swim). The only "consolation" was that other families with children also weren't allowed to swim.
We didn't make it to the reservation we had made for 8 PM since we only got back to land around 9 PM. But we found a small and okay cozy place with fast service, which was good for our hungry and somewhat disappointed stomachs. Kenneth calls it the tourist trap of the year, while the rest of us hope and believe that we were just extremely unlucky.
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