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…
Day 129 – Vale Jack
19 April 2022 Much has been said about the bond between man and dog. The devotion a dog gives its master and the joy one gets from the companionship are unique. Maybe you have to be a dog person to appreciate the relationship. You understand this or you do not. It cannot be explained. We…
Day 128 – Tivat
18 April 2022 We worked out that if the door is open whatever is loose on the roof stops rattling. Don’t ask me why. Physics is complicated. You just have to accept it. A better night’s sleep. The wind is still blowing. We set off. It turns out that our accommodation is in the windiest…
Day 127 – Rest
17 April 2022 Terrible night’s sleep. The wind howled all night. Whatever dislodged on the roof made a racket all night. We lay about all day. Read our books and binge watch a nineties series called Frontline. A parody of current affairs programs. In today’s hyperactive hysteria creating news cycle, it is still on point….