Another stunning day riding along the Adriatic Sea!
A bit of a busy stretch of road around Split but quite pleasant again afterwards. Met two German cyclists who are on the way to Australia. Sorry, forgot to take their picture.
Near Baska Voda, in a small town that seems to be glued to the steep mountain side, we found the little church yard to be an inviting, potential camping spot with a great view. The neighbours did not object to us being there as long as we did not leave a mess.
Not having showered for several days, our clothes had started to stick to our salty skin and we craved at least a quick sponge bath. A kind man, who spoke good English, had given us directions to a well just up the road. Perfect!
While James watched the bikes down by the church, I set off to the well. I was about to wet my cloth when a lady came down the road. She started talking to me and given thst I know about two Croatian words and she just a few more in English, we had a surprisingly long conversation. She was so cool and we hit it off right away. Her name is Dunja. She indicated where her house is and with the help of fingers and gestures she told me to come have dinner at her house at 8, to bring my friend along too and also that we could sleep in her guest apartment for free, as friends, not tourists. It sounded too good to be true because we did not have much food supplies with us and a real shower would be fantastic. I was not sure if I had misunderstood her but that turned out to not be the case.
We with the help of our English-Croatian dictionary, we had a very entertaining evening and delicious food. Home made olive oil and wine, home made bread, pickled onions from her garden and small salted fish in oil ( cant remember what they are called but are considered a local delicacy)
HVALA DUNJA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING!!! YOU WERE SO MUCH FUN!
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