Before leaving home I downloaded 20 free ebooks from the Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf. So far, I’ve read Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Crime and Punishment (very depressing), The Great Gatsby, Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (very depressing), and 3 John Grisham novels that were left at the apt. Yikes, I think I may run out of my free ebooks before we leave in July.
Did I mention the only TV station in English is CNN International? Even after 6 weeks, I still pick up the remote to change the channel only to remember it’s no use trying that! Someone told me it only takes 3 weeks to change a habit or make a new one – don’t believe it!!! There are several radio stations on the TV that play music in English so at least we have that. And we can watch some American TV shows on the internet, and get news from the US that way too.
The description of Porer Lighthouse found below was copied from the internet. We don’t have a boat so couldn’t get this close to it! You can actually rent an apt. in the lighthouse and stay there! Many lighthouses in Croatia have rental units in them.
Porer lighthouse was built in 1833 on the islet of the same name, southwest of Istria's southernmost cape. The islet is an 80 m cliff, 2.5 km from the mainland and the small town of Premantura. The 35 m lighthouse tower overlooks the rest of the stone building. The islet itself has three smaller berths. We recommend swimming at docking places. Currents around the islet are very strong all day long, therefore, we recommend that you do not swim over 50 m from the islet's shores even if you are an excellent swimmer. The lighthouse keeper will gladly tell you where the best swimming places are at different times of the day. Due to very strong winds during the day, we recommend windsurfing only to very experienced surfers.
Enjoy the photos of some of the local “beaches” and the lighthouse.
I hear summer calling me…
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