There be Bears

Alain really wants to see a bear and we are in bear country. Woods, bees, honey, wilderness and more woods. Alice would like to see a bear on condition it is heading in the opposite direction. We have not seen any yet but we have found bear poo! Quite a lot of it actually. It can be recognized in this season by the large quantity of berries which the bears gobble up without chewing.

We have spent the last 3 days pedalling up and over and through wooded mountains. Our first night we were far from civilization. After a wet afternoon, Alain asked at a small house if we could camp - so we enjoyed their orchard for the night. The dogs would keep bears at bay … (they woke us when foxes arrived).

Then it was woods and hills and fog and Alains first spotting of bear poo as we passed close to a National park. Then a long wooded descent … you get the idea. Today yet more woods and more poo :-) and even some sunshine to bring us to the Plitvice National Park which we will explore tomorrow.Read more