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Sunday 6 June, spending the day with Joshko at Zadar

Croatia 2004 - part II

Elisabeth & Teije
2006-08-26 17:03:01

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We sleep very late on this day without any obligations. Joshko sends us a message, worrying that we are soaked wet since it has rained rather heavily all night at Zadar. We stay at Zaton, 15 kilometers more to the north, but our chairs are totally dry, so there hasn't fallen a drop of rain. We agree to meet around eleven and when we park the car after driving around for more than 10 minutes he just happens to be on the spot where we park the car, what a coincidence. We have a quiet day, walking around a bit and going from bar to bar. He has had a busy time the last couple of weeks so he also likes to have an easy day. Forgive us the lack of pictures, but today we are not tourists, but guests of our Croatian friend.

Both his parents want to have us for lunch and at 2 we get the first one at his father's house. It is a big meal with lots of meat and potatoes. He is a former police officer, trying hard to make us feel comfortable although he only speaks a few words German. He is very friendly but we can imagine it is not always fun to have such a man as a father.

We spend the afternoon in a suburb of Zadar, Diklo, where Joshko is soon found by some fans of him. He has formed a new band, the Pussycats, and has a concert every week. Off course all the fans that we see are young and female. Fortunately, the weather has changed and the clouds have made way for a beautiful blue sky and we have a fantastic place near the sea.

But the time flies too quickly and at night we visit Joshko's own home where his mother is staying a few days and, obviously, she has the next meal prepared for us. We are not the thinnest persons but we now realize that this week we only will put on more weight. Both his mother and his father want to have us for at least one more meal. Joshko's mother is really a very sweet woman. She speaks Italian, but we just know a few words, so we need Joshko all the time as an interpretor. But we have lots of fun tonight and it is after ten that we drive back to the campsite. Joshko has offered us a room at his house, but we rather stay outside with this weather and all of us have a bit more privacy, he can't bother us and we don't bother him. And we also want to have a few quiet days at the beach which is easier on the campsite.