Mostar

When we reached Dubrovnik, Croatia we decided to rest our legs for a few days, and take a day trip to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Old town was very cute and much excitement revolved around the old bridge (both of which are really not that old as they have been rebuilt following the recent war). Anyway, for those of you who have heard of this place you are probably aware of the local men who will dive from the bridge, provided they collect enough euros from eager tourists. I was quite impressed with the diving, however more impressed with the shear amounts of money that these guys must pull in every season.



Another excitement for me was that a new country meant a new style of coffee to try. I must admit I look quite stunned in this photo as I had just been presented my tray of Bosnian Coffee. This one was OK, but it was even better when I had another one a few hours later and the waitress was able to explain the assembly procedure in English.

Cheery Pie

I couldn't resist posting this photo, how excited can one boy be for his Cherry Pie? The truth of the matter is that this was actually Matt's Third Cherry Pie...thankfully I was able to help him out. He counts these as three of his five-a-day fruit & veg requirement. Luckily he can afford it with all that cycling!

White Rocks and Clear Water

It may not be the same as beautiful sandy beaches back home, but it is still one of the most picturesque places on earth. Croatia is one of the cleanest and coolest places I am yet to visit. Currently ranked number three on Vanessa's Top-Spots-To-Go list.

Highway Bingo

Beware the low-flying-deer-riding-bicycles-in-high-winds.

Hiding from the hills

I am actually in this photo. Yep that is me hiding in the bin, so Matt doesn't find me and make me ride through the hills ahead. I think it was 45 minutes prior to this photo being taken that we were at the sea level below.

Home sweet home

Some people take their camping more serious than others, cute nonetheless.

Croatian villages are cool

As a backpacker, travel in Croatia seems to centre on little more than sailing tours around Split and Dubrovnik and so I had it in my head that these were the only places to go. However, having just cycled north from Split for the best part of a week I have been blown away by all the of the coastal villages and towns we've stayed in or visited. They all seem to have so much history and the waterfronts are simply stunning (and unsurprisingly full of yachts available for charter).


The above photo is the waterfront at Trogir - Vanessa says that's the sort of boat I'm meant to buy for her.


And here we have Primosten, where we dropped in for lunch. The place was absolutely spotless and with all the white stone, they look beautiful in the sunshine

Did I mention, we're loving Croatia??

Sandals, our ticket to free beer and food.

When we came across a corporate marquee I couldn't help but feeling a little like my favourite 'Kath & Kim' when they mingled with the celeb's at the races. After a long hot day of cycling and setting up our camp we walked down the beach to discover a corporate Yachting function. Perhaps we were both a little delirious, but for the very first time our travel attire and sandals actually allowed us to blend in to the corporate yachting crowd. So we wandered in, helped ourselves to numerous free pints of beer, lounged on a comfy couch and enjoyed the complementary nibbles.
Ahh we love this country!!