May 29,2013 Rovinj,Croatia

Today we crossed the border into Croatia and had to have our passports checked and stamped.This country isn't part of the Schegen treaty so they have a border crossing.Our first stop was in a city called Rovinj.We are staying in a campground on the Adriatic Sea called Amarin.They have a lot of rv spots here but some are not real level.The town is about 4 km from the campground and no bus service.They do have a water taxi to take you to Rovinj but it wasn't running this morning when we got ready to go into town so we walked and walked and walked.Rovinj is just across the water from Italy so there is a strong Italian influence here.Rovinj's old town has lots of narrow and twisting cobblestone streets and sits on a hillside down to the water.They have a nice market and nice looking vegetables,fruits and lots of olive oil.On top of the town sits a church dating from 1754 called St.Euphermia it's a replica of the bell tower from St. Mark's square in Venice.We had a nice lunch on the water and was able to return to the camp by the water taxi which was now running.