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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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After experiences in cycle-touring abroad gathered 6-8 year long, for this (2003) summer I preferred to cycle along the Adria next to the mountains than to push the pedals on the ascents of the Alps (I did it in 2001). Year by year I like more and more those places where I can enjoy both the beauty of the mountains and the clear lake or sea. Croatia and Montengro are such places. I knew that bicycling along the Adria to Dubrovnik would took me about 7-9 days, but besides (emellett) I wanted to visit a few islands. I thought if I reach Dubrovnik - this wonderful town, only one day trip from the Gulf of Kotor - I would have to cycle there to. About Montenegro I read and saw beautiful photos on the website of www.baraka.hu and and On the website of baraka there were useful informations about travelling to Montenegro and their programtips gave me good ideas where to bike.
I could fit in the more than 2 week, less than 3 week long holiday only if I had reached Ljubljana by train and had planned to travel to home from there by train too. (This way was shorter by one day than biking to the sea from Zagreb) Besides I purchased a ticket for a ship between Dubrovnik and Rijeka.
After 8 hour long travelling by train I arrived at Ljubljana at 10.30 pm. I biked to the camping on the well built and good conditioned cycle roads. My late arrival wasn’t a problem, because the camp is - I think - non stop and I had sent an email the day before.

4th June: Ljubljana – Kocevje – Delnice – Rijeka – Kraljevica = 183 km + 1810 m heightdifference
As I wished, I woke up for a beautiful morning. I felt again the feeling of the first morning of bicycletours with pack: far away from the people I love, but before a big tour. To the center I biked on the bikeroad between people who were cycling to work. After a little bit walking and making film I had breakfast next to the main square. I experienced again that the prices were a little bit higher ...