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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

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2004-02-05 19:10:01

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that during the day I sometimes saw burnt down forests, trees or tables that prohibitted to make a fire. The small town or village Blatno surprised me with its 2 km long, shady, cool main street. From the town to Vela Luka the road was flat or gently descending. Vela Luka was not much than a friendly fishing-village. Backwards, after Blatno I chose the beautiful panoramic road that went along the rocky, southern side of Korcula, next to the Adriatic-shore. It was no accident, that there were a lot of holidayhouses there, because I often saw calm shores with clear seawater, and green fir trees. After Smovica I found one of the most beautiful place of my 20 day long tour. From the very bumpy but little trafficked road I got a view to Popnatska Luka. The creek was surrounded by a fir tree forest, the color of the water was somewhere green, elsewhere blue or turquoise. How long can it remain so calm? From Pupnat I quickly arrived at Korcula, then to Orebic by ferry. After I fastly took down my tent, with 120kms in my legs I started to climb the mountain of the island to be able to sleep on the other side of the island, from where I would be able to cross the gulf in the morning. It was fortune that on some parts of the ascent the wind was blowing from the back. I could feel its help. The campsite of Trpanj was a nice surprise for me: although there were a lot of German there and I had to pay in EUR (only 5 for a night), but the camp was ordered, modern and full of flowers and palm trees. The germans in front of my tent were so friendly that in the evening they offered my a camp-chair, in the morning they offered me tea or milk.

13rd June: Trpanj – Ploce – Ston – Dubrovnik – Srebreno = 117 km + 800 m heightdiff.
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