By William Coleman
Following writing my Camp Solitudo sight review I was able to sit down by myself and watch the world go by and reflect on my 2 days in Croatia. The one thing that I’ve taken away from my camping holiday in Croatia is that this country is in the top two best driving experience I’ve ever had.
Because of this trip I have been able to see and experience parts of Europe that I thought I would never get to and all because I’ve done this trip usig leisure vehicles. If you were to do this using any other holiday method you’d be spending your life’s savings.
We made our way to Dubrovnik from Split and we made sure we took our time to take in all the scenery. What better way to see the world than take the costal route. It did add a couple of extra hours into the journey but it’s was very worth it. I’ve added some of the images to social media and there are some featured in this articles but they really do the scenery justice.
As part of the plan day 2 in Dubrovnik was a 0 mile day so we could have a bit of an evening in Old Town. As the convoy made its way to Camp Solitudo the support vehicle made an airport run to collect 2 of my CaravanTimes colleagues and Truma’s Managing Director, Martin Fitzpatrick. Before we set off for our night out we all sat together and made sure the new guys got fully integrated into the team. The unity of the team is one of the best things about this trip. That’s the beauty of touring holidays, it brings people together from all walks of life.
The team were all dressed to the nines and ready for the amazing evening that was ahead of us. As we approached Old Town there were quite a few new modern hotels but right at the edge of town, just before the castle walls of Old Town, was the impressive Hilton Imperial. The cab driver told me that half of it looks a lot more modern than the other due to it being blown up during the Bosnian War.
The main town does seem to have a modern feel to it, the streets are extremely smooth and sparkly, but the side allies are very old and untouched and remained of long and vertices streets of Positano Italy. The restaurant that was chosen was on the sea front and served very fresh locally sourced sea food. Not usually my first choice but I enjoyed every bite of my grilled squid with garlic.
After the meal the general consensus was that 1 or 2 more beverages were very much needed, after 1700 miles and 6 days non stop the team needed some refreshments. As we walked the streets of Kings Landing, Game Of Thrones fans will get the reference, and we were spoiled for choice. I managed to find a small bar that was full of rock’n’roll memorabilia with all time classic tracks. After that we somehow ended up in 2 different Irish bars, 1700 miles to Croatia and we end up in an Irish bar, you really couldn’t make it up. After that we managed to find a club for a night cap and then off to bed.
Day 2 we all had a good lay in and were able to sort out all of the washing wed accumulated and check over all the kit. We were then joined The Caravan And Motorhome Club’s Director General Nick Lomas. The plan for the day was to settle down for a quieter evening that the night before and have a BBQ. Luckily I know my way round portable kitchen and I nominated myself to be the nights chef.
To be able to travel around this country and then hitch up and then continue touring on foot demonstrates the freedom and variety that touring holidays can afford you. We have another 2 weeks ahead of us and I cannot wait to experience every moment of it.
