I broke camp and left at about 10:00 a.m. The road along the sea was beautiful, with mountains on the left and the Adriatic with its clear blue water on the right. I found some ice cream for Laurent ("Best ice cream in Dalmatia!" said the young man in the picture) and took some photos of the sea.
Pretty nice. The road twisted and turned along the coast, with one little cove after the other. Some held boats, some people, some just a few cormorants.
But then I started climbing and got on the highway. That road is simply beautifully built. It has auto stops along it for refreshment and rest stops. This road and the road through Slovenia are easily the best highways I have traveled on this trip. It is new, and the highway has not been completed. Regardless, this highway will more than likely lead to further development of resources and tourism.
To get to Dubrovnik, the road goes back to the coast. As you come along the shoulder of a mountain you suddenly see a flat plain below with waterways and fields under cultivation, with the Adriatic beyond.
When you get down on the plain, you cross the Neretva River. It is a beautiful area with boats, the river lined with reeds, fruit sellers in their stands lining the roadway with oranges and lemons and limes and honey and oils and whatever else they can make from what the land produces. I bought some tangerines and they were deliciously sweet.
There is a beautiful bridge into Dubrovnik.
I camped in the "Only Campground In Dubrovnik." The beach down the hill from the campground was also very nice.
Very clear water.
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