Day 11: Ljubljana - Opatija-Rijeka
Today ‘only’ 110km and 880m of elevation gain.
Hopefully as beautiful as yesterday.
The destination is the hotel in Opatija where we are staying for 2 nights, and where we will meet our 7 cycling buddies tomorrow. Together, starting Sunday, we will cycle to Dubrovnik, across the Dalmatian islands, in 6 days.
We will likely be able to put on our swimsuits for the first time!
Opatija (Rijeka)
After a reasonable – somewhat boring – ride of 115km and about 900m of elevation gain, 80% of which was along or on busy roads, there was suddenly the Mediterranean Sea!
It is certainly special to land here from the North Sea.
The hotel, where 7 cycling buddies from Schoten will join us tomorrow, is quite a few stars higher than what we are used to. But we have already enjoyed it to the fullest.