Croatia has been such a pleasant experience for us. Its rugged and stunningly beautiful coastline with a thousand plus islands and thousands of years of history is just the beginning. Clean beautiful beaches, crystal blue water, friendly locals, good service and good prices help too. Did I mention that this Croatian coast is also a charter sailors delight with countless village ports and sheltered bays to anchor in and explore. We’ve enjoyed a huge selection of quality campgrounds to choose from including the new 5 star campground we’re presently in. I must say however, it can get a little breezy around here at times, especially north of Zadar. This is due to the mountain range that runs sharply into the sea. So Sundays drive along that narrow winding highway with the wind blowing hard was very stimulating and interesting. For some reason I was having more difficulty navigating that twisty road and slicing through those sharp wind blasts than the 40 or so Ferraries that we passed… going the opposite direction of course. That strong wind did not let up all day or all night and at times, like at three o’clock in the morning, Margot was convinced that the gusting wind was going to topple our motorhome over. The wind, and Margot, are much calmer today, so we celebrated and did laundry. We’ve decided that since we are just around the corner from Venice we’ll slip over for a short visit before striking out northward towards Poland. We’re hoping for much less wind and lots of warm sunshine as we advance into the final stage of our trip.
Driving towards Split
Our campground in Split
Evening on the beach. Our motorhome is the centre one behind Margot
Multi tasking!
Large market outside the “Silver Gate” of the east palace wall
The “Golden Gate” on the north side of the palace wall
Temples at the sacred access to the palace built by Diocletian… Emperor of Rome in 284
Neat spaces!
And, great streets to explore
Campground dinner
Photo from our campground beach
North of Split
So many beautiful ocean villages
Our campground just outside of Trogir
It’s hard to stay focused with this view in front of you
Walking to historic Trogir
Such a beautiful cactus
When this car was new it had nice doors… he should have purchased a “SMART” car
The Island town of Trogir. The Greeks first settled here in 380 BC
It has not changed a bit since
The Romans took it over from the Greeks, destroyed by the Saracens, controlled by kings of Hungary then later it fell under Venetian rule
You can almost feel the history
Another UNESCO World Heritage Site
Some people still live in the Old Town
But most of it is souvenir shops and restaurants
“The Basement” under the main palace was once used for storing wine, olive oil and food
Great big promenade along the waterfront with dozens of restaurants
Driving north
Part of the vast Paklenica National Park
Local produce
More fantastic villages
Islands everywhere
And boats everywhere
Our campground just north of Zadar
Pan fried squid!… she could have had a perfectly good burger
Some really beautiful sunsets
Peaceful drive until the wind picked up
Rough and wild landscape
Wonderful vistas
The new and windy 5 star campsite called Omisalj just outside of Rijeka
Another boring campground dinner… Margot did share some of it with me
Laundry day!
A small sample of the amazing washroom facilities at this campground
With nice rooms to wash the baby
And your dog too
Brumablog 