Hi All
After my original moans about it being very rainy on our journey from Dunkerque to Bled in Slovenia I thought I'd tell you about the change of weather and our further progess.
We spent 6 nights at Camping Bled. After the first night the weather was generally hot and sunny. We visited the island in Bled lake, did a walking circuit of Lake Bled and had a day out at Lake Bohinj. Lots of majestic lake and mountain scenery.
Last Wednesday we set out for Croatia travelling mainly by motorway. We had phoned ahead as we travelled down to reserve a place at Camping Adriatic (in Alan Rogers) in Primosten in Dalmatia and were told a large pitch would be kept for us near the sea. When we got there there was no reserved pitch and those available were stoney and sloping.
We, therefore, phoned and pressed on 80 Km to Camp Galeb at Omis which is c20Km south of Split. The single carraigeway coast road was very busy and twisty but fantastic views out to sea. We arrived at Camp Galeb rather late in the evening. As it was very busy and getting dark we ended up, still hitched-up, in the "unmarked" area which had no defined pitches surrounded by lots of tents!!!
In the morning we were able to move a pitch 3 rows back from the sea on a large shady pitch with water and sewage connections. Yesterday a family on an adjacent pitch left and we moved onto that pitch we are now set up with our awning looking out over a beautiful deep-blue sea.
Camp Galeb is flat and grassy with lots of mature trees for shade. It is right on the beach which is shingly sand, that's good for Croatia where sandy beaches are in VERY short supply. The sea is lovely for swimming and paddling and there are, also, folk sailboarding and doing other water sports. The weather is VERY hot and sunny with temperatures of 26-29C in the sun but, fortunately, a sea breeze.
Omis, about 1 Km up the road, is quite a picturesque town set at the mouth of a river gorge where it enters the sea. Steep limestone cliffs surrounding the town are topped by 2 ruined castles. The main coast road goes through the town so it tends to a bit of a traffic bottleneck.
We are probably going to stay here for the last 2 weeks of our Slovenian/Croatian trip. We are, also, going to get our Zodiac inflatable boat out soon and have a few sea trips. There is mooring off the campsite beach.
Our eldest son and his girlfriend are currently driving down through Europe and plan to meet up with us so that will be good.
We plan to get out visit the gorge and some of the nearby islands. before making our way home via Zagreb, Graz, Nurnberg, etc to Chateau Gandspette near Dunkerque. We have booked a few nights there to get Max, the collie, treated and his pet passport stamped by the local vet.
Tim
After my original moans about it being very rainy on our journey from Dunkerque to Bled in Slovenia I thought I'd tell you about the change of weather and our further progess.
We spent 6 nights at Camping Bled. After the first night the weather was generally hot and sunny. We visited the island in Bled lake, did a walking circuit of Lake Bled and had a day out at Lake Bohinj. Lots of majestic lake and mountain scenery.
Last Wednesday we set out for Croatia travelling mainly by motorway. We had phoned ahead as we travelled down to reserve a place at Camping Adriatic (in Alan Rogers) in Primosten in Dalmatia and were told a large pitch would be kept for us near the sea. When we got there there was no reserved pitch and those available were stoney and sloping.
We, therefore, phoned and pressed on 80 Km to Camp Galeb at Omis which is c20Km south of Split. The single carraigeway coast road was very busy and twisty but fantastic views out to sea. We arrived at Camp Galeb rather late in the evening. As it was very busy and getting dark we ended up, still hitched-up, in the "unmarked" area which had no defined pitches surrounded by lots of tents!!!
In the morning we were able to move a pitch 3 rows back from the sea on a large shady pitch with water and sewage connections. Yesterday a family on an adjacent pitch left and we moved onto that pitch we are now set up with our awning looking out over a beautiful deep-blue sea.
Camp Galeb is flat and grassy with lots of mature trees for shade. It is right on the beach which is shingly sand, that's good for Croatia where sandy beaches are in VERY short supply. The sea is lovely for swimming and paddling and there are, also, folk sailboarding and doing other water sports. The weather is VERY hot and sunny with temperatures of 26-29C in the sun but, fortunately, a sea breeze.
Omis, about 1 Km up the road, is quite a picturesque town set at the mouth of a river gorge where it enters the sea. Steep limestone cliffs surrounding the town are topped by 2 ruined castles. The main coast road goes through the town so it tends to a bit of a traffic bottleneck.
We are probably going to stay here for the last 2 weeks of our Slovenian/Croatian trip. We are, also, going to get our Zodiac inflatable boat out soon and have a few sea trips. There is mooring off the campsite beach.
Our eldest son and his girlfriend are currently driving down through Europe and plan to meet up with us so that will be good.
We plan to get out visit the gorge and some of the nearby islands. before making our way home via Zagreb, Graz, Nurnberg, etc to Chateau Gandspette near Dunkerque. We have booked a few nights there to get Max, the collie, treated and his pet passport stamped by the local vet.
Tim
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