En Route and in Rovinj,Istria,Croatia

10 Jul

From 5th  and up to 10th July. Left Dover for Dunkirk close to midnight.Then onward and around the dreaded Brussels Ring Road,without any delay as it was 3 am! Power nap and breakfast ( traditional cold,coked sausages,hard boiled eggs from home ) on a motorway service station.Continued the journey around 8 am and it was the beginning of a very warm day on the Autobahns as we soon entered Germany ,near Aachen.

After nearly 500 miles we found a lovely campsite not far off the Autobahn in the Swarbische Alb,just North of Ulm. Barbara & Hannah took advantage of their swimming pool and I took advantage of their delightfully situated bar – 

 We don’t usually do Selfies….just as well! 

 Monday and we made our way to Salzburg , still on the Autobahns. It costs 70 cents to use the loos on these , but you get a ticket with 50 cents off the  price of your coffee, which, like the facilities, was far superior and half the price of Rip-Off U.K. We were heading for Slovenia and our second night was spent on the splendid Camping Sobec, near Bled .More swimming, in the lake this time and captivated by the variety of wild birdlife.An evening meal on their terrace,which we thought we deserved  after two days of long haul.The driving had not been a problem and from Salzburg it was very scenic.Temperatures have been as high as 35*.

This was a view from a coffee stop just above Izola en route to Rovinj.  
 Camping Porton Bondi was our pre-planned destination for a week, or so and it is not too big,by Croatian standards; views of Rovinj,across the Bay,to which we walked, along the sea,in fifteen minutes.

Prices are very reasonable as the Pound is as strong against the Croatian Kuna as the Euro. 
 

3 Responses to “En Route and in Rovinj,Istria,Croatia”

  1. Dermot's avatar
    Dermot 10/07/2015 at 13:46 #

    Looks lovely John!
    But sad to read you all seem to be going down the recreational drugs route – “coked sausages”
    Not good.

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