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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | Peter Kuhn / Eugen Gebert | Europe

The Dalmatian Islands and us

Day01-From Split to the Island of Hvar

We start on our first day of the tour from Split and follow the famous Majestral to the Cetina break near Omis before heading to Drvenik for lunch and the ferry. This brings us to the island of Hvar where the paradise of curves awaits us. Just before the end we are overwhelmed by the view over Hvar and the Adriatic Sea.

The bikergang checking out their bikes before start of the very first day. Nobody can wait for the ride.
The group having a lunch at the beachbar just before the ferry ride to Hvar
Patti and Steven ponder about the lighthouse of Sucuraj
stunned from the view from the Napoleon Fortress over Hvar
glorious view from our hotel in Hvar

Day02-From the Island of Hvar to Dubrovnik

Der zweite Tag unserer Tour startet früh, denn wir müssen die Fähre um 09:30 Uhr auf der anderen Seite von Kroatiens längster Insel erreichen. Aber das heißt wir können die schönen Landschaften noch einmal genießen, diesmal jedoch auf leeren Straßen Danach folgen wir der Küste nach Dubrovnik wie Ihr auf den nächsten Bildern sehen könnt 

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The second day of our tour starts early as we have to catch the 09:30 ferry on the other side of Croatia's longest island. But that means we can enjoy the beautiful landscapes again, but this time on empty roads After that we follow the coast to Dubrovnik as you can see in the next pictures

A short stop in one of the cosy villages in the middle of the Island to get morey details of the scenery
and we made it in time to Sucuraj
jusing time for a first group picture
We stop at the Bacina lakes for a picture and marvel at the beautiful lake district
The Fagans like to taste the Croatian Burgers
Patti is super impressed by the Neretva Delta and his variaty of fruits
and we ride on
to our next stop the city of Ston and his famous citywall
Dave's hat is allready so heated up from the sun that he had to change to his umbrella
and there we are at the best viewing point to the Dalmatian Island
Doug's expectations are already more than fullfilled
everywhere happy motorcyclists at our last picturestop of the day
so we take another group picture and ride home

Day03-From Dubrovnik to Kotor

Wir besuchen die Altstadt von Dubrovnik, es erwarten uns viele geschichtliche Gebäude und Drehorte von der Serie Game of Thrones. Mittags zaubert Peter uns ein Picknick auf der Festung Srd mit wundervoller Aussicht über Dubrovnik. Nachmittags machen wir uns über die Montenegrinische Grenze nach Kotor.

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We visit the old town of Dubrovnik, many historical buildings and film locations from the series Game of Thrones await us. At noon Peter prepared a picnic on the Srd Fortress with a wonderful view over Dubrovnik. In the afternoon we crossed the Montenegrin border to Kotor.

Steve and Brett strolling around Dubrovnik
Doug. Handsome as always
Peter and the gang at the picnic
Dinner in the Hotel with the whole gang. everybody happy
Bay of Kotor by night

Day04-Restday Kotor and the Lovcen National Park

Heute ist unser Rasttag in Kotor, Montenegro und wir nutzen diesen um uns die schwarzen Berge (Montes negro), den Lovcen Nationalpark, den Skadarsko See und die atemberaubende Adriaküste anzusehen.

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 Today is our rest day in Kotor, Montenegro and we use it to see the Black Mountains (Montes negro), Lovcen National Park, Skadarsko Lake and the stunning Adriatic coast.

the morning in Kotor bay
and a view hair pins later we can see it from above
what a nice biker gang is this
after 416 stairs we reach the top of Montenegro
and visit the grave of Petar Njegoc II the founder of the first Kingdom of Montenegro
and this grave has a realy special view
on the way down
than we followed the back roads around the National Park with a great view to the Skadarsko lake
a late Lunch ofers us a gret view to the bay of Budvar and a cousy athmosphere in a garden
lineup in front of the Adratic
and at night we went in the city of Kotor for a great Dinner to celebrate the day

Day05-Kotor to Mostar

Wir umrunden die Bucht von Kotor und überqueren die Grenze zu Bosnien&Herzegowina. Nach einem langen Tag erreichen wir Mostar und flannieren in der Altstadt.

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We ride around the Bay of Kotor and pass the international border to Bosnia&Herzegowina. After a long riding day we arrive in Mostar and stroll around the beautiful city of Mostar.

The Fagans in Trebenje at the coffeestop in Bosnia&Herzegowina
Bootbeer above Mostar
Eugen is showing Patti the highlights in the city
Marilia withe the Neretva and one of the mosques in the back
the river through the old city of Mostar
Stari Most and the famous group
Dinner in Mostar.
the old city center at night

Day06-Mostar to Zadar

Day 6 of our tour is a travel day, from Mostar back to the Croatian coast to the port city of Zadar. We only stop in the morning at the Millennium Cross in Mostar to enjoy the view of the city again, but the landscape and the streets for the rest of the day are definitely the highlight of the day

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Tag 6 unserer Tour ist ein Reisetag, von Mostar zurück an die kroatische Küste bis zur Hafenstadt Zadar. Am Millenniumskreuz in Mostar halten wir morgens nur an, um noch einmal die Aussicht auf die Stadt zu genießen, aber die Landschaft und die Straßen für den Rest des Tages sind auf jeden Fall das Highlight des Tages

from the cross we got a perfekt view over the valley of the Neretva and Mostar
on our way in one of the beautiful Poljes
another one of the Poljes with a Karsth hill
at the Krka mouth to the Adriatic we got distracted by a Italian bikergang with beautiful Hondas, what made the Tourguide and Brett happy
and the Gang as well so we got invited to a big group picture
the Krka mouth and our Helmets
after Dinner we decided to go for another Beer at the bay

Day07-Zadar Rest day and Krka NP

On our rest day in Zadar we take a trip to the beautiful Krka National Park to see the famous waterfalls and enjoy a peaceful walk in the unique landscape.

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An unserem Rasttag in Zadar machen wir einen Ausflug in den wunderschönen Krka-Nationalpark, um die berühmten Wasserfälle zu besichtigen und einen ruhigen Spaziergang in der einzigartigen Landschaft zu genießen.

on our ride to the National Park
and there we are already on the boat on the Krka river
the famous waterfalls but it is a shame that we are not allowed any more to swim there
but nature make us still smile
Stephe meets the locals
our new Tourguide is also enjoying the park
a view on the Krka valley
the water chanals at the mills
the water is so clear that you can just look through it
walking on the smal platforms through rhe river
Patti is amazed by the place while we are amazed by Patti
at night we walk to the city of Zadar for Dinner
what an fantastic place...
...and what a fantastic group

Day08-From Zadar back to Split

Unfortunately, it's that time again and the last day of driving on a wonderful tour begins and so that this trip remains unforgettable for everyone, it will once again be a day full of highlights, fun, fantastic places and of course fantastic roads let's fetz

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Leider ist es wieder einmal soweit und der letzte Fahrtag auf einer wunderfollen Tour bricht an und damit diese Reise für jeden unvergesslich bleibt wird er noch einmal ein Tag voller Highlights, Spaß, traumhaften Orten und natürlich fantastischen Straßen let's fetz

one of the very remote country roads in the Croatian jungle
we ride this time through the Krka National Park to see the first lakes
in the background you can see the monastery island of Visovac
also the Flora along the road is definitely a highlight
the next Highlight is the amphitheater of Burnum
Brett our Gladiator
although the walls of the arena collapsed in an earthquake, the acoustics remain incredible
a short Stop in the Castle of Knin to put our queen on the road on her throne
and than Eugen is waitung for us with a wounderful Picnic
at the very first Krka waterfall
after a great meal we get ready for the next part
great scenery next to the road
the last Coffee stop in a small street bar in the garden right at the wall
what a great day at work
we reach the last Passroad
and can see already our destination Split but it looks like all of them had a great ride
how could it come another way, after a perfect riding day Eugen served us a boot beer...thank you all for an amazing week on the Balkans
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Andy
Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 21:06

I have booked this trip for May/June 2024. Can someone please advise the daily temperatures you experienced? Mostly I am concerned about morning temperatures.
Dave & Vicky Fagan
Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 14:12

We had such a wonderful time! Peter and Eugen were great and the whole trip was amazing. The riding, the food, the hotels - every day was an adventure. Our compliments on a very well-run trip, we would have no hesitation to recommend it to anyone.
Christoph Berg
Friday, June 9, 2023 at 00:35

Klasse Bilder von einer tollen Tour ! Den Spaß sieht man Euch an !
Melanie
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 21:31

Great pictures! Have fun y'all

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