Drage

After two nights in Trstenik, we regrettably headed north again hoping to find a place to stay on the Croatian Rivera. On the way we passed a medieval stone embattlement complete with turrets and walls built up and around a hill at a place called Ston. It appeared to have absolutely no strategic significance but Les just had to climb it. It was probably about 600meters up and in parts the gradient was 30-40 degrees. A central tower was at the top, with amazing views around the countryside. Well worth the climb but at 40+ degree temperatures it was definitely an effort.
Continued on our way to find accommodation for the night. Life in Croatia closes between about 2 and 4 each day due mainly to the heat. Had difficulty finding any pensions to rent around Dragnice where we stayed on the way down so headed further north stopping at Drage where we found a great waterfront place again. The water is only about 10 paces from our room. Drage is a little fishing village about half way between Split and Zadar. It has about 10 houses down on the water level, several areas for camping, restaurants, bars and several jetties. The water is as flat as a pancake waterskiing heaven. How fabulous it would be to have a fizz boat over here. We will stop here for two days of R and R before the trip north to Prague which could be tough after the beaches of Croatia.
Found a fabulous traditional restaurant meal last night where they served roast lamb cooked over a spit. Large chunks of meat were served enough for half a dozen people with fries and the best salad ever covered in olive oil, salt and vinegar. It actually had green lettuce, very difficult to get here. Left with extremely full stomachs and a large doggy-bag of lamb for the next day’s lunch.
Tomorrow we head for Austria and a couple of nights in the Alps hopefully in a little village by a lake where we can hire a couple of bikes and sample the great food and vino.