We found a sweet forest spot for a "stealth camp" but got attacked by giant slugs sneaking into our gear :(
Next was Zagreb the capitol city of Croatia where we met & received maps & directions from the local bike club. Darinka was very friendly & helpful + gave Joel a "Bike Revolution Flag"
We also met some Fins who are cycle touring from Istanbul back to Finland
Then it was time to choose our route.
Option 1. The beautiful coast of Croatia with its picturesque islands
Option 2. The wild Romanian countryside & the Transfagarian Highway (Voted best highway in the world by TopGear)
After much map reading & coin flipping we decided on the coast
Which we loved
We spent a solid few days pumping along the coast & enjoying the nice sunny weather with an occasional drizzle of rain.
Joel turned masterchef & created a very tasty jam from the fresh blackberries we picked on our fire.
+ We made some pretty epic burgers with from our discounted finds at the supermarket
We explored the wonderful Plitvice Lakes National Park. It was uber crowded but super nice & we found a cheeky spot for a cliff jump next to the waterfall
Some morning stretches with Joel then we hit the road passing Zagi & Buffet Gagi
A bit of singing in the rain but then the sun came out & we made a nice brew
2000km in the bank when Joel lives up to his name & stops off for some Domestic Products
We meet & ride with a Slovenian called Nejc who is riding to Greece to meet his family.
(He is also on the love trail) We ride with him till the outskirts of Dubrovnik
Sweet sunset over a real cool city + epic view from our campsite when we wake up
Enjoy our last day in Croatia at Marko's Fleamarket (A friendly warmshowers.org host with a really cool camping set up)
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