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…
Day 139 – Lazy Days
29 April 2022 Sleep in. Late breakfast. Much cooking is planned today. First, we have a few things to see around Imotski. There is Blue Lake and the football stadium. It seems strange the stadium is worth seeing. The butcher shuts at 12.00 pm each day. We grab some rump steaks for lunch and a…
Day 138 – Imotski
28 April 2022 We shorten our ride today. We need to detour to get some kuna before we hit the campsite and both of us need a short ride after yesterday. Especially Shell. She is definitely not one hundred percent. We set a 20 km ride to Imotski, just over the border in Croatia. It…
Day 137 – Grude
27 April 2022 We have just over 50 km today. Two climbs. One at the start of the day. One to finish. We say goodbye to our host in Mostar. His name is Denis. He is a fit guy, looks like he lifts. When we first arrived he said he is out fo shape. He…
Day 136 – Mostar with sunshine
26 April 2022 Up early for the 7.15 am train to Mostar. I like Sarajevo. It is beautiful. It has a similar sadness to Cambodia. Something terrible has happened. The place has healed, on the surface. If you pick the scab the wound will bleed. Consider that Orthodox Serbs live side by side with Muslim…
Day 132 to 135 – Rest in Sarajevo
22 – 25 April 2022 22 April 2022 The rain has set in. We have the day off riding. We stroll around Mostar. It is a cool little village. A little tourist orientated for my liking. We grab a Bosnian coffee and pay too much. Lunch in Old Town and talk about the weather. Rain…
Day 131 – Mostar
21 April 2022 This was our toughest ride so far. On paper, it was long, 90 km. There was a good downhill and flat riding on quiet roads. Tough going but we are ride fit. The forecast was for showers. I am not a fan of riding in the rain, but a few showers should…
Day 130 – Bosnia
20 April 2022 We head off to Bosnia. The Ciro Track will take us to Mostar from Ivanica. Our first stop on the trail will be Ravno. First things first, a big climb off the coast and a border crossing. There are different types of inclines. The slow hills that you barely notice. The steeper…