After leaving Zadar we made our way via Split and the Peljesac peninsula to Dubrovnik.

Split Market

Improvised shade – last pitch Split Campsite

A ferry to the Peljesac peninsula is the only way to get to Dubrovnik if you want to avoid driving through 10 km of Bosnia for which we are uninsured. A lot of people just risk it, however after seeing the driving here, and spotting some sheep, we figured we would take the safe option given that we intended to visit the peninsula in any case.

Watch out for sheep

On board ferry to Peljesac peninsula

We had heard that the ferries could be a bit chaotic and whilst they rammed you in this proved not to be the case, whoever thought this obviously haven’t been on the ferries to Sicily – the very definition of chaotic!

We stayed in Dubrovnik for two nights at a campsite just a few km from the centre and an easy bus ride in. However you pay for the privilege as this was the most expensive campsite that we have stayed on in our entire year away at nearly 50 quid per night.

Dubrovnik proved to be one of the most picturesque cities which we have visited, it did suffer quite extensive damage during the Balkans War, however the repairs are such that you would never know this was the case.

The old city walls still encircle the city completely and a walk around is a great way to see the city and spot which bars are worth visiting later! It does get very buy though especially when the cruise ships come in.

Dubrovnik

Cliff Diving at Buza Bar

Watching the tourists – Dubrovnik

Cooling off – Sunset Dubrovnik

We left Dubrovnik on the Sunday morning and headed back on to the Peljesac peninsula and stopped at a campsite just outside Orebic. Wind and kite surfing seem to be the thing here and I think we are the only people on the site without a board.

This looks fun …

One of the great thing about Croatia is that the mountains and the sea are so close together so today we managed a 5 hour hike up into the mountains (it was supposed to be slightly less strenuous – need to get better at reading those contour lines!) and could then cool off with a dip in the Adriatic and a cold beer when we returned to the campsite.

Gentle hike …

…. not

Debating whether to stay another night on the peninsula at another campsite where we think we have spotted a good bike ride.