If you want to go surfing, the Adriatic coast is not the place to be. The wide flat sands mean the water is extremely shallow - in some places you can walk out for a good distance from the shore and still only be up to your knees. Put this together with the relatively enclosed geography of the sea, and if the weather is good you normally get millpond conditions.
The nine days we spent there were nearly all hot and sunny. But there was one day when the wind got up.
The area is famous for a wind known as the Bora, which blows about 40 days a year and affects both the North Italian and Croatian coasts. It's caused by an area of high pressure from the polar regions meeting warmer air from the Adriatic. It frequently gets up to over 120km an hour, and though nothing like that when we were there, was strong enough to force me off my bike.
The winds whipped up a few waves, and I was able to get these photos of the sea and the sky for Skywatch Friday. Enjoy.
If you want to see some other great photos contributed to Skywatch this week, check out this pic of the sky over a lake and mountains in Austria or this sunset over Annapurna. They make mine look feeble.
I would love to visit that area! Your photos make it look so attractive.
ReplyDeleteReally marvelous photos! What a lovely place! Thanks for sharing the beauty!
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Sylvia
Your pictures bring back memories not of this place but another. I like your pictures very much.
ReplyDeleteHappy skywatching!
Perfect harmony between sky and sea.
ReplyDeleteAwesome skies and what a contrast to the water with and without wind. Great captures.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, "sea and sky", is there anything more perfect than light sparkling on water? Yan
ReplyDeleteVery pretty photos! It looks like a great place to visit (actually live) :)
ReplyDeleteGreat series of beach and water photos, I love the first one definitely one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thank you for visiting my blog! I will most definitely try to make some soup with my fish stock.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. I used to have a balcony garden myself. I find myself missing my views of the ocean but then again, I love having 1/2 acre of land to grow on.
I hope you drop by again and I will definitely be following your blog!
Beautiful sky series.
ReplyDeleteFrom calm and serene to wild and choppy. I like this
Lovely views and skies!
ReplyDeleteSome of the photos were so peaceful, then you brought us the excitement of the Bora. Great!
ReplyDeleteLooks like paradise!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the moody sky and sea!
ReplyDeletebeautiful post with wonderful potographs
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos. The one with multiple sea tides is captivating.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Skywatch :-)
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos. The Sea. Beautiful.Oh -bring back memories. Wohw. ciao Manuela
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos, I love the one with the waves crashing!
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