Croatia Part 2

Trogir : Camping Rozac - 6 to 7 August

Oh, this was our favourite campsite for 2019, I think. Right on the beach with a ferry into town and a surprisingly good restaurant on site.

Trogir is a picture perfect little walled city with a promenade along the waterfront. The best way to experience it is to get lost wandering the streets and finding a cafe or bar with outside tables and a view of a square and people watching.

There's a ferry to Split about 5 times a day and it's so much better to stay in Trogir than the over touristy Split.

You do need to go to Split though. While the streets are packed with cruise boat day trippers dragging along in groups behind their guides, the bars and restaurants always have seats. There's talk of limiting the number of cruise boats in Croatia: I think the businesses, restaurants and hotels realise they don't make a penny from the tour groups who hardly even spend on an ice cream or a beer.

Dubrovnik : Solitude Sunny Camping - 8 to 14 August

We loved Dubrovnik but it was really hot. Up in the 40's. So we would go to the beach during the day and head into the old walled city later in the afternoon. 

Morcheeba played in the campsite one night. We made sure we got a pitch as close as possible. We watched the concert from our camping chairs next to the van.

We walked the walls of the old town in blistering weather.

 Our restaurant at Copacabana Beach, close to the campsite was great as before but they really know how to charge. It's good in a way because you always get a table and as long as you have a couple of bottles of wine and something to eat you can sit all day.

Tracey arrived from SA.

Stephan and Andrea headed off.

A few days later Christo and Christine had to bid adieu as well.

Then we were down to just 3.

We did a day trip to Lokrum Island.

We hung out at the beach during the day and in Dubrovnik in the evenings.

Trogir : Camping Rozac - 15 to 18 August

We were very happy to be back in Trogir for four more nights. This time with Tracey.

We enjoyed the beach, Trogir evening wandering and we visited Split again.

Pula : Arena Stoja Camping - 19 to 20 August

Pula is on the Istrian Peninsula in Northern Croatia. It's one of their wine growing areas and we did eat and drink pretty well. Pula's other claim to fame are it's Roman Ruins, with a particularily well preserved amphitheater.