Today was relax day. Instead of finding a mountain to climb up to, or a cave to climb down into, or even a castle to clamber over the ramparts, we went to the beach.
I mentioned yesterday that during our circle walk of Piran and environs, we saw somewhere to visit today. About the halfway point of the walk, we returned to the seaside in Portorož. Right there in front of us was a beach club. Mostly for hotel guests, it was possible to rent a beach chair, cushion and umbrella for the tidy sum of 30 euros per person. But we on holiday, so spare no expense!
The beach here is what they call a “concrete” beach. It’s a concrete seawall with various entry points to the water. But the seats and umbrellas are set up on a lawn area, amongst the pines so it’s not so bad. The water was a nice warm (though cold on first entry) 26.6 degrees. So we had a swim or two, some drinks at the bar, and lunch at the beach restaurant.
That’s it for today! Sorry for the short post.
Actually, one more thing maybe I’ll mention. Other than than a couple nights ago where we sat for dinner at a table next to a bunch of US Edward Jones reps obviously on some earned bonus trip, we’ve heard very few North American’s during our travels, especially in Slovenia. Some Brits in Ljubljana, but that’s it. We’ll see if that holds out for the rest of the trip, but I suspect it will.
Was it rocky or sandy beneath the water? A concrete beach seems weird at first but I can see it being better than big sharp rocks!
Definitely better than some of the rocky beaches we saw. Once I got to the bottom of the stairs I didn’t touch the bottom! Lisa said it sandy/mucky though.