Probably worth mentioning at this point that camping in Croatia, especially if travelling alone, ain’t really going to save you any money. The going rate for a room or bed in my experience was between 100 and 200 kuna/night.. for which you get linen and towels as a minimum… sometimes use of a kitchen and more often than not a terrace and a fridge. According to the girls they were being charged between 100 and …
Croatia & Bosnia Archive
Korčula to Mali Ston… the Peljesac Peninsula…
Got up this morning in Korčula feeling decidedly ‘jaded’.. a combination I think of all the kilometres, the heat and red wine last night… Korčula and the Peljesac have some pretty good wines… apparently Korčula does the best whites while just across the water the best reds come from the Peljesac… at least that is what the chappy in the restaurant in Ston told me… with a beer in his hand, lol! I very nearly …
Hvar to Korčula
Up early to catch the ferry to Korčula… the ticket said 8am, it didn’t show up till 9am. This one was a monster of a ship, I think it comes just twice a week from Bari to Rijeka, Split Hvar, Korčula and Dubrovnik…or something. N&D were there, as were my American friends, with a pack of beer :-), from before looking somewhat hungover….also another German couple on bikes with luggage that looked like something by …
Hvar Island
Was up pretty early and scooted over the mountain to Hvar Town to meet Daniela and Nadia, henceforth known as D&N for a brew. (Stari Grad on a still morning) Hvar Town turned out to be a pretty busy little tourist spot…I think my impression of it may have been unfairly soured when I walked into one cafe with my Croatian greeting and request for coffee at the ready only to be greeted by “yeah, …
Trogir to Hvar..
Right then… I think I was in Trogir when we last caught up…. <scrolls down to check… oh yes, I had tired legs that evening> From Trogir then on the 11th June I was all set to cycle the 30km or so back into Split to catch a ferry to Hvar and wasn’t really that excited about it – not particularly pretty roads and I came that way from Omiš… the night before had been …
got some catching up to do…
oh heck I have some catching up to do on here, I have been away from free/convenient web connection for a while…. I will take care of it over the weekend I think with pictures etc etc . I just rolled back into Dubrovnik this morning… my odometer went past 1100km for the trip as I trundled raced across the big suspension bridge. It has been a heap of fun since leaving Split… I will …
a roadie day out… Krka and stuff
The last couple of days have been really rather warm… hot enough that even the locals are complaining… the heat has a particularly soporific effect on the locals… particularly the males (this will not come as a suprise to any women reading this….). A side effect of the heat is the adoption of a peculiarly laid back way of walking in flip flops… I’ll call it the Hrvatska Schlep for now. I am well on …
interlude…
I am having an interlude today, you know like when you used to go the movies as a kid all the action would stop and a pretty girl would come round with cold icecream… well I am having one of those today except the icecream ain’t icecream, it’s Karlovačko… but equally as cold… I had great plans for a round trip to Krka national park on my bike today, figure about 160km, but a very …
Mostar to Omiš… and on to Trogir
You are going to have to do without pics for a bit until I can lay my hands on a new card reader… so I shall do my best to make my prose sufficiently colourful in the meantime…. I left Mostar at about 8.30am on Saturday morning having been out early in the hunt for a decent breakfast. Weather was cool with a high overcast luckily… it is a stiff climb out of the valley. …
Mostar
Today was just fab, it turned out to be 155km to Mostar.. the road was stunning as it wound its way northwest along the coast from Dubrovnik before turning north inland to climb up to Mostar. I had good legs today, which combined with a terrific surface and a hefty dose of endorphins from cycling in such a beautiful place saw me get here in just 5hrs 15mins…it was quite warm though, about 30 degs …
terracotta tops….
a few roof-top views of the old town. Love it, especially in the rain when the colours are saturated. Tell you about Mostar soon..
Dubrovnik
well it is a lovely spot for sure but overrun with tourists… particularly those of a herd mentality… you know – tour groups and cruise ships… I watched an enormous ship come in this morning and begin disgorging boatloads of wrinkled & chunky Americans, weighed down with equally chunky gold.. appropriately the ship was called Costa Fortuna… and I bet it does too :-) Happily I am staying at a groovy little hostel about 30 …