Day 44: Zadar, Croatia

Stats... 82.93km in 4hrs 20mins making a total to date of 2,565km. As we were forced to open the window at 6.30am because it was so hot in our room, already we knew it was gonna be another scorching day. We made it on the road by 9am and went to the market for more bread, ham and cheese! We have started to feel that this meal is getting rather repetitive. The road took us uphill straight away with an 8% climb to 680m in the immense heat where we were then blessed with a 12km descent where the wind was nice but still warm and the views were great of the vast valley. At approx 200m altitude we took a turning for a slightly longer but quieter road into Zadar. This road was undulating but had one extremely long straight road that gradually climbed and took us both back to vivid memories of being in Oz. We stopped in the shade for a well deserved ice cream and power nap. We were woken by the bells attached to a flock of sheep crossing the road. We only had 20km left but the heat was becoming unbearable, the water in our bottles were beginning to boil! We found the campsite just North of Zadar, set up the tent and ran straight in the sea which was pleasantly refreshing and warm for a change. We treated ourselves to a pizza dinner and watched more football with chocolate crepes for pudding with a beautiful sunset backdrop.