Bovec, then into Croatia

Bovec

Tuesday  29^th

Better weather today so we went out on our mountain bikes. Nice offroad trail through a golf course took us to Slap Boka – waterfall!  Coffee and cake at a very smart hotel on the river for only €2.30 each was a bargain. The nice waitress told us all about how they learn English from yr 3, then Italian from yr 5. The ride back was along the side of the beautifully turquoise Soca river. We passed the point where the final Narnia scene was filmed.

turquoise Soca River

nearly home

After lunch I went for a ride on my road bike up to the village of Soca whilst Tina was “chef d’equipe” on scoot. Big grin on her face! 

Weds  30^th

The drive into Croatia was very scenic with the road following the river, then twisting upwards and over the mountains into Croatia itself. At the border the heavens opened (again) and the road became a river. Double action wipers and slow speed saw us splash out the other side. 

We headed for Camping Sirena near Novigrad, our first taste of a large autokamp and adjacent hotel complex. There seemed to be a ghetto area full of Slovenians. Tents with awnings, decking and extra small tents for the fridge / freezer  were all packed in cheek by jowl at the back of the site under the trees. Horrible. We initially were not impressed. A walk into the town cheered us up as it was very nice. Lovely harbour, walls and coastline promenades and a calm atmosphere.

Novigrad

Thurs 1^st May

Brief shower of rain over breakfast but good afterwards. We cycled along the coast to Mareda. Cycling is popular with lots of well marked out routes. After a late lunch we scooted into Porec – old Roman town with a very famous peninsular full of narrow cobbled streets. Nice roads on scoot, nice town that wasn’t too busy.

The 1^st May celebrations were in full swing back at camp with boom, boom music until 9pm. It was then thankfully quiet. Are we getting old / grumpy? (don’t answer that…..)