Primosten & Camp Adriatic, Trogir, road to Zaostrog - text added

we moved South to Primosten and Camp Adriatic 2 km from the town. It was huge but on closer inspection hardly full at all. We chose pitch 283 right on the beach and when registering discovered we were on a tent only zone!  Bit of a squeeze but worth it for the sound of the waves. There was a Slovakian group of youngsters on the camp who were brilliantly well behaved and enjoying themselves. The teachers / adult leaders took them swimming twice a day and got stuck in - throwing them in and being generally enjoying themselves in a fun way. Sad to say that i don't think it would ever be allowed in the UK with all the red tape and possible accusations. Not one of them had mobile phones which was refreshing.  We went for a swim - shrinkingly cold (ahem) but refreshing :-)

our beach front pitch

Primosten

Beer is annoyingly cheap in Croatia, a 500ml bottle is cheaper than a 330ml one?  Guess what i am being forced to drink.........  I am however not as grumpy as our new german neighbours, the lady resolutely refuses to acknowledge us or even say hello. Not the norm. Her loss. 

grumpy man drinking beer

Our pitch gave us a great view of sunset. Approx 10 mins before it happened about 20 fellow campers appeared to enjoy the sight. Fantastic as always to see nature at it's best.

romantic view from dinner table

We decided to try one of the marked cycle routes before it got too hot, it started almost vertically up a very new tarmac road. Not good for poor Tina who had stopped talking to me - always a bad sign. She got stuck in and we soon reached the top. The views made all the sweating and puffing worthwhile. Great descent back to the camp and another swim.

the only way is down - above Primosten

Next stop was Trogir a UNESCO site. It has many preserved roman features - unlike the campsite we headed to on the recommendation of a Practical Motorhome magazine article. It was cramped and to be blunt NOISY!  Our waterside pitch faced a building site and the shipyard :-(   Constant rock breaking from 7.30 am and a loud thrum from the shipyard all night. Not as loud as the group of Hungarians returning to camp at 4am................   We - well I complained and we decided to move. The authors of the article has stayed on the premium pitch side away from all us ACSI peasants on the less desirable noisy side. Still they gave us a free bag of lavender when we checked out. 

Trogir was very good with lots of amazingly well preserved Roman features. The streets are a narrow maze with a straight line of cobbles indicating the way out - no line equals a dead end. Clever.

Trogir

Venetian Lion removed when town did not want to be part of Italy - 1932

Roman ceiling murals

Trogir - UNESCO world site

After spending the morning in Trogir, Zaostrog 80km south of Split was our next destination. The drive along the coast was dramatic with lots of curves and steep drops to the sea. It was slow but worthwhile. The second pic below says it all.

cheeky little monkey

Dalmation coast south of Split