Skradin

We left the Heritage Hotel Kaštelet around 9am. It was a very blustery morning, and the strong gusts made riding a bit of a challenge. We continued along the scenic, but slower coastal route. Part way we veered off the highway and up the hillside. The track was narrow, and lots of tight turns up. The bulkieness of the BMW was again a challenge, but J managed the way up without much issue. The slope down was much more gradual, and provided great views of the coast.

We arrived in Omis, a bustling little town, then started our trek inland through an amazing steep sloped gorge. Winding our way up the switch backs, shortly found our way into quasi arid upper plateau area. A had proposed a couple places to stop for a late morning coffee, but it seems many places were either closed for the season, or on a Sunday. Ended up taking a water and snack break next to the Cetina river near the town of Blato na Cetini.

We followed the Cetini river valley for a bit, then criss-crossed the tolled highway a few times, and then winding our way deeper inland. Much of the landscape was rocky with low brush, and fairly open. A few sections were curvey, but others quite flat and straight, only obscured by the low brush. Almost at our destination in Skradin, but we were turned away due to a car rally race! The polite police officer provided some direction on an alternative route, but it would force us on to the toll highway.

We headed more west, towards the coast than expected and decided to enjoy a cold drink at a bar and take a break from the afternoon heat, 28C. It was a great patio with a cool ocean breeze and shade under some trees to park the bikes.

A thought he found an alternative route to bypass the tolled highway, but it ended up being a false lead; we each had to pay a grand total of €0.40 for the 8km section on highway 🤣 The detour added another 20km to the day of riding.

Skradin is a cute little touristy village tucked into a tight valley, and along a narrowing inlet. Once parked and settled in to our hotel rooms, went for a walk to explore the area, and see what the dinner options were. Settled on a burger restaurant. A ordered the chicken salad, D ordered the classic burger, and J had the "Wild Animal" burger (mix of wild boar and venison. Back at the hotel A and his dad played a few rounds of cribbage before calling it a night.Baca selengkapnya