Balkans_2018...You Only Live Once!

dougman1

Part of the furniture
Nice trip, and great pic's. Looks like if ya want your ribs intact and to avoid the embarrassment of crashing your hire bike, it is best to stay home and faff about after all. :glu
 

Zuckerbaron

Tour Pro
What a gorgeous little place !! :glu


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Would like to be there now. When wet misty Mister November knocks on the door here in Braunschweig.
 

glitch

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Would like to be there now. When wet misty Mister November knocks on the door here in Braunschweig.


That time of year again! And then it seems to stay like that until March :bang:
That's one thing I'm not missing here.
Still...it also means the Xmas markets aren't far off...Hot Bratwurst, Gluehwein and all that :so
 

glitch

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Trstenik/ Peljesac (Croatia) -> Ferry to Ploce -> Biokovo/ Sveti Jure -> Makarska -> Ferry to island Brac -> Vidova Gora -> Milna (Brac/ Croatia)


https://goo.gl/LUnWDf



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Island hopping= day 1!

A "lousy" 230k's in the saddle....and Google reckons it's 8hrs....maybe, before you add the ferries and some gobsmacking roads and places and hairpins so tight you'll run up your own arse....

No doubt, it was ONE LOOOONG DAY in the saddle!!

And what a day...with a totally unexpected tear-jerker at the very end :glu:lao



An early start to make the ferry to the mainland at Trpanj, barely 20k's away.... a cute, little seaside harbour-town you just wanna hug!! :thumbs:



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"I'll eat you all!!"



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glitch

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Hey...we're up for a ripper, mate!! :glu



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The back of Ploce on the mainland is well and truly HOT!!



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WARNING!! Paradise ahead!!

Can read a map? Ride a bike? Love twisties?
Go, wet yourself!!
:clap::clap:



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The first 7k's off the main coastal Hwy8 set the scene....this is gonna be a bloody humdinger, bro!!


:slobb:slobb


No signs, tip-toeing up those steep single-lane hairpins through the vineyards and backyards with the coastal strip dropping away rapidly, things are getting pretty speccy!!


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...and it makes yer eyes bleed, sing into the helmet and occasionally shit yer pants all at once
:thumbs:


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glitch

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How lucky can you get??
A sight as rare as hen's teeth!!!!


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Oh man, this is GOLD!!


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Makarska, ferry harbour on the coast....



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The 2 Baby-GS's taking a breather....layer upon layer of Dalmatian Islands in the background.


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LOTS more climbing to come....Sveti Jure is proving to be one hell of a hill!
:eek::eek:



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glitch

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...and YES, that single lane has proven to be just a tad too narrow on MANY occasions!!




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OMG....wouldn't that be a sight to make you weep after some snow hit those coastal mountains? :wot:

Don't forget the cold storms of the Bora in this area (also in winter), there are also some small ski-resorts just a few k's away... for a reason, I guess.



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The weird "moon-scape" of the "high-plains" near the top....:wot:W-)





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glitch

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The little 125cc rental-Taiwan-scoot with the 2 Krauts on top brings a smile...they're ecstatic that the little "Scheisskiste" actually made it to the top. So are we... :killingme :killingme


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After a long stay to enjoy the glorious views it's time for the descent...
we've got a ferry to catch!!....l



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.... and this ain't going to be a quick return-run!!
Not when there are SUVs and Campers meeting on a tight, narrow single-lane road WITHOUT passing-bays!! W-):bs



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We finally make it into Makarska with a little time to spare for the afternoon ferry.


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We were right up there, you know?



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glitch

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Makarska is a weird set-up...the ferry docks straight at the center of the Esplanade, cutting smack-bang into the frenzied coastal traffic, delivery routes, tourist streams....it's all NUTZ + MAYHEM!! :bs
Cute, though...


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Sumartin on the island of Brac proves a neat and clean little town... but not much more than the ferry terminal and a few
small stores.




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Rolling westwards into the late afternoon...the unsigned turn-off to Vidova Gora comes as a bit
of a surprise.



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