Shifting Gears

September 30, 2026. Supetar to Bol (Island of Brac), Croatia. 31 miles. 3,171’ climbing.  Here are a few parting images of Split before heading to Brac, the first of our three Dalmatian Island stops.  Awesome to ride beside and beneath an ancient Roman aqueduct  originally built around 4th Century to provide fresh water to Diocletian’s Palace. So funny to think this was leading technology (in water management) in its time. Clever sign as we rode past the airport. The worst food delivery job for a bike messenger -  inside the walls of the palace. The Dalmatian Islands are described online as “a stunning, sun-drenched archipelago of over 1,000 islands and islets stretching along Croatia's Adriatic coast, primarily known for crystal-clear waters, historic Venetian-era towns, and Mediterranean charm.”   We agree they are that and more! As far as sun drenched, we went a period of 5 days without seeing a single cloud in the sky.  We ferried from Split to Sup...

September 28, 2026. Sibenik to Split, Croatia. 35 miles. 3,386’ climbing.  Before riding from Šibenik, here are a few images from last night.  Heather lost her reader glasses so had to use her sunglasses that have a reading lens attached on them, but this made it too dark, so she had to use her flashlight also. I thought it hilarious, I wondered what our waitress thought. She bought a new pair at the pharmacy the next day, and found her original pair a few days later. Last year cycling the Camino in Spain we were told there are an infinite number of Camino’s, in that basically there’s a Camino from everywhere in Europe, from each person‘s home. But we never expected to see a Camino sign so far away. We learned there is a “Croatian Camino”, as well from Croatia all the way to Santiago de Campostella in Spain. The old town of Sibenik has so many stairs rising from seaside up to the fortress at top. We felt really sorry for this mother carrying her child over her shoulder. Not so...