While growing up in Australia one rule learned and indelibly etched in my mind was 'no night time beach swimming'. We learned that sharks like to feed in low light, so evening and night swimming in the sea has always been simply a no-no.
Here at our 'home' for this week by the Adriatic sea Ivo, whose family has lived along the Dalmatian coast for six centuries, regularly swims at night. As we travelled along the coast we could see for ourselves people taking a dip at night - along the beaches and from the rocky platforms in front of their homes.
So after a day of 40 degrees and another spectacular Dalmatian sunset, senor, E and I walked the short path to the sea and stood on the rocks, gingerly looking out ...... into the inky blue darkness! Above us it was a moonless night, but the stars were fairly blazing.
We all dived in. Bliss. The refreshing Adriatic sea washed off the day's heat, and as we floated face up we spied shooting stars and satellites. We were enveloped by deep blue - above us, below us, around us.
It was sublimely relaxing. All along the coast were the twinkling lights of homes and konobas - Dalmatian taverns.
Eventually we climbed out of the water and lay on the rocks - still warm as they released the heat of the day.
It's magic when something ordinary becomes something extraordinary and night swimming in the Adriatic felt magic indeed.
Here at our 'home' for this week by the Adriatic sea Ivo, whose family has lived along the Dalmatian coast for six centuries, regularly swims at night. As we travelled along the coast we could see for ourselves people taking a dip at night - along the beaches and from the rocky platforms in front of their homes.
So after a day of 40 degrees and another spectacular Dalmatian sunset, senor, E and I walked the short path to the sea and stood on the rocks, gingerly looking out ...... into the inky blue darkness! Above us it was a moonless night, but the stars were fairly blazing.
We all dived in. Bliss. The refreshing Adriatic sea washed off the day's heat, and as we floated face up we spied shooting stars and satellites. We were enveloped by deep blue - above us, below us, around us.
It was sublimely relaxing. All along the coast were the twinkling lights of homes and konobas - Dalmatian taverns.
Eventually we climbed out of the water and lay on the rocks - still warm as they released the heat of the day.
It's magic when something ordinary becomes something extraordinary and night swimming in the Adriatic felt magic indeed.
"Nightswimming, remembering that night
September's coming soon...." thanks REM.
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