Bled to Pula

It was really cold overnight in Bled. In the morning the first thing I did was look for sun. It turned out the lake was sunny so I went for a walk. Coming back to camp, it was still in the shade and cold, but I packed up anyway. From Bled I headed to Ljubjana and then West towards Triest. It was still cold, but the road was leaving the mountains so it slowly warmed up. There were two long tunnels, after the first one the temp. had gone up about 5 deg. by the second one it was another 5 deg. So, by then I was getting too hot. I turned South before Triest and crossed the border into Croacia. There was a big change in the condition of the road so it was obvious Croacia is a poorer country. But, the road was still good. The driving in Slovenia and in Croacia is pretty fast. I was doing 85 mph, but cars went by me like I was standing still. A Porsche went by and it must have been redlined, it sounded like a jet. I even got passed by a Ford Fiesta!!

In Pula, which is in the South of the Istian Peninsula I had a bit of a hard time finding the campground I was looking for, but eventually I did and it is beautiful. My site overlooks the water, it's warm and sunny and cheap. It is more like a resort than a simple campground. I went to the restaurant for dinner and had an Istian specialty (Pasta) watching the sun go down over the mediterranean.