Left Ljubljana this morning and
wandered down to the border with Croatia near to Postonja. Great
winding roads on the way there, almost deserted, some up in the
hills, alongside fields and lakes, some through towns but all great
to ride. Slovenia is a cracking place – generally very rural but
urban in a sort of understated way. Just short of the border, there
was a waft of wild garlic floating over the road. Not sure if it was
deliberate and designed to keep invading Croatians or vampires away,
but it smelled great.
Both sets of border guards laughed at
us when we crossed into Croatia – Slovinian and Croatian – when they asked where we were heading. We're used to
that by now though and it meant we got through super quick, so we
were soon on our way.Of course, this might also have something to do with it.
Well, you have to dry your small somehow when on the road.
Rode down to the sea at Rijeka, right
on the Adriatic, had lunch there, did some internet banking, and
discovered that wifi is free in the whole town, paid for by the City
Council. Why can't Boris do that in London?
Continued along the coast to Ozijek.
The Adriatic coast is something else – lots of islands, mountains
and wide open space, all set off by azzurre sea that is so clear that
you can see the sea bed from the road. Then we turned inland, rode up
the gorge, through a valley of farms and into Plitvice National Park.
Stopped just short of the border because we were tired and it was
getting late. Currently camping at a nice site, still in the Park,
testing out the camping kit for the first time. Hope it works Ok
because its a bit cold up here in the mountains. And guess what? We
can get wifi in our tent!! Come on down!
