7 Down by the Sea

At the majestic cool-deck swimming holes just off the Opatija promenade, I enjoyed my first Adriatic swim. I learned early in my life that “jumping in” rather than easing into the water is the best way to get acclimated. The salty sea was refreshing! I swam to the stringed-buoys then south to the bronze “Lady Statue” then north to the sail boats … about ½ mile. Farther down the promenade, I spotted a 10’ high-dive jetting out from the cliff. Step, step, step, jump, spring … “hold that pose for the camera ” … SPLASH! “Got to do that again.”