Day 47: Podstrana, Croatia

Stats... 80.02km in 4hrs 44mins. We left 6.56am and it is not often we see this side of 7am! We rode 35km to Trogir a UNESCO world heritage village placed on the coast. It was like a tiny Venice but with cars not boats. The streets were narrow and filled with tourists which parted to allow us to push our very heavy bikes through. It was very busy, hot, sunny, crowded and bright which was magnified due to the white marble streets. We had a quick ice cream stop whilst being lectured by a passerby who told us not to wear black as it absorbs the sun and quized us on our UV protection! Another 20km up the road to Split which is the biggest town we have ventured into for ages and it was slightly overwhelming. It was extremely industrial on the outskirts but the old town was just as pretty as the other smaller towns with the highlight being the UNESCO palace. We ducked into an internet and second hand book shop where we escaped the soaring temperature. Back on the road we were overcome by the weather and decided to crash at the nearest campsite especially as Kris gears were playing up. Luckily we found a lovely small family run site just up the road that was very cheap and right on the beach. We cooled off in the sea and cooked dinner on the beach under a huge palm tree.