Friday, September 30, 2016

2016 Cycling Tour of Croatia and Slovinia -September 2016

Route: Croatia-Zadar, Povljana( Pag Island), Jablanac, Crikvenica, Medveja, Pula, Umag, 
             Slovinia-Skocjan, Ljubljana,Kranjska Gora, Bovec, 
             Italy-Aquileia, Lido Di Jesolo, Venice, Treviso.

Distance:- 1110kms

Av. per day:-85kms

Bike:- Holdsworth Buttemere

Comments:- Absolutely Beautiful trip. Very hilly and the Vrsic Pass amazing place at 1611m.The total height gain on the trip was 15,000m. Beautiful Campsites. Very friendly people and very helpful. Most spoke English and/or German.

Weather:- Extremely hot in Croatia and 3 nights of thunderstorms. One day of cycling in 6 hours of torrential rain. Somewhat cooler in mountains in Slovivia. Warm again in Italy.
The Route Zadar-Treviso


Zadar Airport, Croatia.
Pag Island- Croatia

Ferry Pag to Mainland

Jablanac, Croatia

Jablanac, Croatia

Senj

Dark Skies over Rijeka


Sunset at Umag

Border Crossing at Koper

Ljubljana, Slovinia

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana

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NAMA? Ljubjlana

Lake Bled

Lake Bled

Lake Bled

Campsite- Medveja, Slovinia

Start of Vrsic Pass

Russian Chapel on Vrsic Pass

Road to Vrsic Pass 

Road to Vrsic Pass

Got there whew.

Happy

Heading to Bovec

Bovec

Kobaird, Slovinia

Kobaird , Slovinia

Italian Border Crossing from Slovinia

Walled Town of

Historic Site at Aquilias, Italy

Old City Walls, Acquilias, Italy


Venice

Venice

Treviso Airport, Italy

Pagan Girl on mountail rock face Vrsic Pass

The Russian Chapel

End of trip- Treviso Airport