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After experiences in cycle-touring abroad gathered 6-8 year long, for this (2003) summer I preferred to cycle along the Adria...

Biketour along the Adria sea, 2003

Gyorgyigabor
2004-02-05 19:10:01

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than at home. The few bridges above the small river and the promenades along the river were atmospheric. The road towards Kocevje ascended from step to step. I arrived to between the mountains which were like the „true” alpine mountains. After Kocevje I was waiting for the area next to Delnice and the Risnjak National Park. I like this land since I first biked there in 1999. After Banjaloka (not Banja Luka in Bosnia) looking through the trees I could suspect the deep, romantic and rocky valley. The border station was built at the bridge of the river. My first croatian biking kilometers started with a somewhere 10% steep ascent. I hardly met any car. The calm, undisturbed climb in the forest was just like in Slovakia. From Delnice I was cycling through beautiful land and fir tree forests I had already known. I spent a little time to visit the Lake Lokve (I gave this name to the lake), although I knew that after about 2-3 km ascent I would get a beautiful view to the lake downwards. I waited for meeting again the 881m high Gornje Jelenje pass, from where I could get the first picture to the Adriatic. This time – because of the sun from the west – the view wasn’t so good like in 1999, in the morning. After a pleasant slope I arrived at Rijeka at about 7 pm. I found a good camp 10 kms before the place I planned, not far away from the bridge to the island Krk.

5th June: Kraljevica – Krk – Vrbnik – Crkvenica - camping after Kozica = 121 km + 1150 m heightdiff.
On the beautiful bridge with its large span I biked onto the island for free. The cars had to pay for the bridge-use. My first lay-by went to a small village, Omisalj which had a friendly castle on a big rock. Rolling down to the rocky shore of the Adriatic I pushed the pedals slowly and enjoyed the clear, blue and green water. Backwards I had to struggle on the 15% steep climb. The roads on the island usually went mainly between brushwoods. There were more bushes than trees. ...