In the air

Trip Start Jun 06, 2008
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Trip End Jun 20, 2008


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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Being a considerate friend, I decided to take the rain clouds hovering over London with me. And so it came to pass, that on arrival at Dubrovnik airport, I was greeted by a light grey drizzle, while apparently certain friends back home basked in an unexpected day of sunshine! In the arrivals area I briefly chatted to a Finnish cyclist who had touched down at the same time. I realised that unlike my other travels I wouldnt be the only cyclist in town, so would have to survive future social situations without the novelty value! The Finnish guy was wearing a disturbingly tight all in one black lycra outfit, so before this awful sight permanently burned itself into my retina i headed off along the coast road into town.  

Dubrovnik didnt blow me away. It is simply another charming walled town (and I have seen lots of them this holiday!) but the locals were friendly enough and I enjoyed wandering around the narrow stone alleys in the old city. The hostel lady said my bike would be safe left outside for the night as Croatians "were too lazy to ride bikes and preferred mopeds". This indeed seemed the case as every youngster in town was buzzing around on their mopeds like wasps to honey, so I took her advice and just left the bike in the street. Needless to say, it was still there in the morning!
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