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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 trees. The road was hilly: the 1-2 km long ascents and descents changed each other. Krk was the place where I realized first that the heatwave had come. On this island I experienced the atmosphere of the southern lands, areas: there were a lot of flowers, palm trees, houses built by large stones, the old pedestrian streets, some bench in the promenade, etc. To arrive to Vrbnik first I had to go up on a steep, sunny climb: the village was built onto the rocks at the shore of the Adriatic. Next to chapel there was a beautiful view to the sea, the village and the mountains behind the sea. Going out from the island I got a bad surprise: Policemen stopped the traffic, because of the landing of the pope’s plane. I could go on cycling only after one and a half hour. Connecting back to the road going along the Adriatic I could cycle on flat road again. It was tiring to bicycle on the hilly roads of Krk. The camp after Kozica – in the first week of june – was nearly empty. There was only one tent besides me But that was why I could enjoy so much the nearness of the sea. The water was rippling only 10 meters from my tent.

6th June: Kozica – Senj – Starigrad – Paklenica – Zadar – Bibinje = 180 km + 1000 m heightdiff.
After waking up, I went to the rocky shore. I was very happy: the shore was fantastic with its calmness, with the yellow flowers, morning lights, the rocks of the island Krk in the opposite and with the clear water, which was transparent until the deepness of 3-4meters. One of the most beautiful part of the Adriatic waited for me. I had already read it in the guide. To Senj the road was twisting on the rocky mountainside next to the water (1st photo). After the little town the road ascended average on the bare mountainside through rocks, yellow grass and brushwoods. This few vegetation was the reason why the road was continuously panoramic. From the 65 km long section to Karlobag I remembered the Route 66 from american ...