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Friday en saturday 11 en 12 June, the journey back home

Croatia 2004 - part VI

Elisabeth & Teije
2006-08-26 17:12:04

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After having packed all our things into the car we first drive to Zadar to have a coffee at Joshko's place and say him goodbye. Last year we met him for the first time and since then we have seen each other already three times. We also have plans for next year but we will wait and see how that plan is going to develop.

After 7 long hours (making not more than 350 kilometers) we finally arrive at the Slovenian-Austrian border. The temperature inside the car is almost unbearable and signs along the road show that is 33 degrees Centigrade, but it is also very humid and very muggy.

But when we come out of the first long tunnel and find ourselves between the Alps the temperature has fallen with at least 15 degrees and the sun is gone. The refreshing showers that we have longed for all morning are now not so refreshing but more chilling. It feels almost like winter!

In Germany it doesn't get any better and we feel we have caught a cold on the way, coughing and sneezing as we are. It is a strange experience, this sudden change from hot to cold. Last year we had the same, coming from Croatia into Austria.

On saturday we start around 9 and today we have mainly highways to drive on, except for some 40 kilometers, so we make much more progress than yesterday. The only thing which slows us down now and then are the heavy rainshowers that fall down regularly from the dark clouds and take away every view on the road.

Within 7 uur we have covered the last 800 kilometers of our journey, and almost 1700 since we left Zadar friday morning. We feel cold and have a cold when we get home, what a difference with a few days ago. But, again we have had a wonderful holiday; more rain than we are used to, although the last week the wetaher has been great and we could have some rest, hanging around at Zadar and on the beach. And the first few weeks we have enjoyed visiting Italy and it's gorgeous nature, the impressive cities and imposing cultural treasures which have been preserved from different periods in time, Pompei being the best. We just got a taste of the country and we regret that we had so little time... we had wanted to show everyone so much more of the country!
We wish everyone who still has plans to go somewhere this summer a nice and safe trip and enjoy it, anywhere you go.