52.4km
3 hours 5 mins
444m elevation gain
We have made it to Dubrovnik and that puts our total to over 2,000km cycled so far! That means we have done two thirds of our trip, as we are estimating now that we will cover 3,000km. We are taking a rest day in Dubrovnik and we actually arrived at 3pm so we had some time to look around the old city, look out for Game of Thrones filming spots and to have some food - we found a vegan restaurant which was delicious - Nishta.
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Dubrovnik - we sat in this bay while the sun set, between
the medieval walls and Fort Lovrijenac |
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| A photo of me cycling today - with lovely mountains |
Ciro Trail Day 2
Today's cycling was nice but it was hot and we finished the Ciro Trail at the Croatian border, without as many sights as yesterday. Most of the houses in the villages along the way are abandoned and there are signs warning about land mines and not to stray off the route, a sombre reminder of the civil war. What we did see were animals; a snake, a big lizard, many little lizards, a cow crossing the road and a fierce dog who barked and jumped all around us which was scary. However, we were finally rewarded with all our uphill work yesterday with a long descent into Dubrovnik and a lovely view. The roads did get busy and then we had to drag our bikes down steps to reach the apartment in the old and pedestrian (and many steps) part of the city - I'm just not sure how we are going to get back out of here!
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| An abandoned railway station |
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| The view from the top |
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| The view of Dubrovnik old town |
Sights of note:
- A tandem at our hotel, with two Australians going in the other direction on the trail
- Warning signs about land mines
- A snake
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| Blueberry ice-cream today |
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| Sunset in Dubrovnik |
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| Outside table at Nishta vegan restaurant |
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