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Aug 273 min read
Day 37: Dubrovnik to Camping Zlokovic, Bay of Kotor, August 7th.
A lazy morning for once. Up at 8 and wrote lots of the previous entry as I ate free muesli for breakfast. That was a nice treat. I took...
Aug 274 min read
Day 36 Makarska to Dubrovnik, August 6th.
Today I accidentally became an international criminal. Whoops. The morning started with a 60km cycle to Ploće to catch the 10:20 pm ferry...
Aug 273 min read
Day 35: Split to Makarska, August 5th.
Wet and stress. That’s what sums up today. Up and out at 9 to find all the shops closed for victory day. I cycled out of the city and...
Aug 272 min read
Day 34: Split, August 4th.
Awake at 10 to a terrible headache and few memories of the previous night. Put on vomit stained trousers to pick up my washing. Shower....
Aug 272 min read
Day 33 Šibenik to Split, August 3rd.
Today was hot. I left the hostel around 9 and cycled the relatively urban route out of Šibenik. Soon I found myself out in the...
Aug 272 min read
Day 32: Zadar to Šibenik, August 2nd.
Up at 8, off at 9. I almost got away without paying, but the woman questioned me as I went out the door. At least it saved my conscience....
Aug 273 min read
Day 31: Gračac to Zadar, August 1st. 98km
Up at 8, ate a banana and some croissants, then off around 9. Most of the morning was spent climbing up over a mountain ridge out of the...
Aug 272 min read
Day 30: Near Oltari to Gračac, July 31st. 164km
I had set an alarm for 5:30. I woke, but found myself so comfortable and tired that I put it off by degrees until 8ish. By 9 I was up,...
Aug 272 min read
Day 29: Rijeka to Near Oltari, July 30th
It’s 14:15 as I write this. I’m in a café 60km into my day and my pen ran out, so I’ve nabbed this one. The café is dirty and run down,...
Aug 272 min read
Day 28: Rijeka, July 29th.
Awoken at 8 by the sound of barking dogs outside on the beach. This sound never really stopped. I felt unable to cycle today and decided...
Aug 273 min read
Day 27: Pula to Rijeka, July 28th.
Up around 8. I packed as I boiled a pan and heated one of my French army rations – chicken and lentils. It was good. I felt fuelled up...
Jun 242 min read
Day 26: Novigrad to Pula, July 27th.
Up around 8 and off at 9. I decided against cross country. Pula looked nice. 60% of today was spent weaving through pedestrians on...
Jun 244 min read
Day 25: Trieste to Near Novigrad, July 26th.
Day 25 (part 1): Trieste to Spodnje. A difficult morning followed by a decent evening. I was up at 8:30ish and had a huge breakfast...
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