Originally from America. Proud citizen of Australia. Currently riding my motorcycle around the world. 44 countries so far and counting. ;-)
What the?? Still riding around lots of little Croatian mountain roads, we pull up to this most interesting house. And all I remember thinking was.. “What the heck?? And How beautiful it is here! I wonder if it’s for sale…. I’d love to have a crack at remodeling that one!!” 😉 Anton and Ivan have something really interesting to...
It’s not sunny, but it’s not raining either….Hallelujah! Let’s Ride!!!!!! It’s Croatia in the Mountains today… whew hew!! Meet Rakela, Ivan and you already met Anton, my host! The day before this it was raining hard so I went into Split, just 20 km down the road to wander around the historic old city. When I was...
Back on the bike today!! The Croatian motorcycle community is so supportive and keeps growing! Which greatly humbles me. Now we can trace Nikola, who took care of me in Krk and put me on to Croatian Vanja who lives in France. Vanja who put me onto Hari, and his Mother and Brother in Zadar.. and has NOW hooked me up with riders at my next...
Back on dry land from the ferry in Zadar, and after I said goodbye to Vanja’s Mom at the port, and WHILE I was walking to the garage to pick up my bike, I got a text message from Hari. “Are you back? I want to show you my island.” My eyebrow raises.. I’m thinking, Beware of men who want to show you their island... but I have...
During a visit, Alfred Hitchcock is quoted saying this place in Zadar Quay is where the most beautiful sunset in the world can be seen. For this, he gets this picture placed firmly on the boardwalk.. he obviously made the city proud. (I, myself did not see such a sunset in Zadar.. too much rain. So good thing for this poster to tell me about it!) Zadar...
In between rain bursts, I head out for a walk around my little pocket of Zadar. I see these old churches.. ev..er..y.. where!!! Most often I see them from the road as the only building perched on top of a hill.. Built long before cars, I think to myself… they must want their congregation to hike up the steep rocky hill, to work hard, sweat and suffer...
At this point and time in my journey, most of my travel decisions are based on the weather. I am watching the forecasts and seeing so much rain, so if there is a patch of just fairly good weather I go for it. Yes, I can ride in the rain, no worries, it’s all part of the adventure. But I was recommended this coastal route along Croatia and...
Next stop, Krk Island Croatia! After my overnight in Italy, I take the fast road back to where I was close to Rijeka, and aim for Krk Island. Two reasons… 1) it was recommended as an amazing place and 2) I put out my Horizons Unlimited request for advice in Croatia and one of the responses came from a person there. Can I just tell you that picture...
Since every moment in Slovenia and Croatia last night was riding through the dark and the rain, I had no idea where I was… and I woke up to this! Hilarious! Yesterday I was in a small snowy mountain town in the Alps, and today I am on the “Sea.. not See”.. just to be clear to Austrian readers that it’s not a lake out there.. 😉...
Today is the day to cross those Austrian Alps! The Host with the Most, Klaus has prepared breakfast, the weather report and exact times of schedule to get through before the weather changes later today… I usually do these things myself, so it was wonderful to have somebody else figuring it out for me… I’m packed and ready to go! My alps...