9 May 2022 The ride today looks pretty straightforward. Long, 62 km, with 320 m of total climbing. Taxing, but it should be a good ride. We take our time in the morning. Breakfast and we are on the road. A few kilometers from Gracač we come across an old church. In disrepair yet it…
Year: 2022
Day 148 – Gračac
8 May 2022 Rain is forecast for the afternoon. We are up early, have breakfast, and are on the road. Today we take on our biggest single climb. Overall we gain almost 900 m in altitude. I can’t recall ever doing that much on a single ride. Most of the incline is a long single…
Day 147 – Maslenica
7 May 2022 The ride today is short. Only 40 km. The cycle is mostly about getting some distance out of the way before we cross the mountains to Gračac tomorrow. Our biggest single climb, over 800m. The forecast is for rain but it is dry when we wake up. We will be riding today….
Day 146 – Zadar
6 May 2022 Wake up to rain. I do not think there is a better sound to wake up to if you have no plans and no intention of making any. The sound puts me back to sleep until I remember my washing on the balcony. I consider pretending I didn’t recall. You can lie…
Day 145 – Island Hopping
5 May 2022 I have the feeling today’s date means something. It is significant. I am at a loss as to why it might be important. “To be able to forget means sanity.” ― Jack London Up early. Breakfast provided. Only two trips to the buffet and the plates are small. I am self control….
Day 144 – Biograd na Moru
4 May 2022 Up early. Oats for breakfast and we are away. 55 km today and no real hills. We are on the EV8 for most of the journey. Biograd na Moru is a coastal village about halfway to Zadar. A good stopover. I am confused as to why today’s ride is scheduled for 4h…
Day 143 – Šibenik
3 May 2022 We get an early start. Long ride today, over 60 km. Not much elevation, we hug the coast for the most part. Šibenik was not really on our list of places to visit, but some research indicates it is a nice spot. Can you see so much stunning coastline that it becomes…
Day 141 & 142 – Omiš
1 – 2 May 2022 Omiš deserves its own post. I had every intention of making the usual daily post. I got caught up in a book. Could not put it down. By the time I finished, it was too late to post. Requiem for a Dream is excellent. Hubert Selby Jr writes in similar…
Day 140 – Zagvozd
30 April 2022 Happy birthday, Nan. Just a quick note for today. We are camping and I forgot to charge the laptop. A very short ride, only 16 km. There were some tough hills today. Shell was back in form, making quick work of them. On the way to the campsite there is a man…