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Merv-IOM
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It's been a while since I updated our trundle logs due to internet access etc, finally tho (and you'll all be sighing with relief) there's just 2 more to do (inc this one) and then we'll shut up!
Well our stay at Plitvice Jezerce was a double edged sword. Our visit to the Plitvice waterfalls (overall an 8 hour walk/hike!) was well worth the effort, the downside being that the camperstop we stayed at (4 km from the Waterfalls) wasn't that nice. Sure it was clean enough, but the owner has a nasty, unfriendly side when it comes to customer service. We stayed there for 2 nights, handing over 10 euros per person per night (40 euros in all) and we used all our own services (shower/toilet etc). When we began to leave, we connected the water supply to fill our tank and he hastily told me to stop. I explained that we had not used his toilets and showers etc – his answer? “That's your bad luck, you can't have water as I have to pay for it”. Arguing that we had paid and it was included in the price had no effect, the greedy b*stard wouldn't let us draw water. Furthermore he had earlier told me it was OK to empty out grey tank in the field on the way out! Hmmmph, we won't be staying there again and would advise others to steer clear of the place.
Anyway we trundled off towards the coast, over a mountain pass to a stunning view of the Adriatic (we hadn't seen the sea since we left Lithuania). It is a very pretty country but not many places to stay and few beaches that far north. Undaunted we headed for a campsite at Lovran. The campsite there was very crowded and rather like a DIY Butlins, everyone rammed in together. It appeared that everyone there gathered up all their possesions on a trolley and headed for the 'beach' (a stony outcrop about 40m long x 20m deep) for the day. That place soon became rammed too despite having to pay to be there..... not our cuppa tea at all. (Also we found that the staff attitude there was similar to Plitvice, utter contempt for tourists). I know that we may have merely encountered a few unpleasant Croats during our stays, but overall we definitely felt a kind of tension or uneasiness throughout the country. Two nights at Lovran was enough and we decided to head for Slovenia.
Now Slovenia was different again in as much as they were noticeably friendlier and more helpful – a more relaxed place altogether. We admit we didn't see as much of Slovenia as we'd liked but, mentally, we were now heading for Spain rather than just touring round. What we did see was very nice, better roads, normal money and a feeling 'Europeness' (It felt like we were at home rather than abroad, if you know what I mean). The campsite at Ankaran was spacious, comfy and right beside the Adriatic (albeit from a concrete promenade). Timing wise we were now conscious of getting south of the pyranees by the end of September, so we only stayed a couple of days in Slovenia as we wanted to spend more time in Italy visiting Venice and Garda etc.
To be continued............
Well our stay at Plitvice Jezerce was a double edged sword. Our visit to the Plitvice waterfalls (overall an 8 hour walk/hike!) was well worth the effort, the downside being that the camperstop we stayed at (4 km from the Waterfalls) wasn't that nice. Sure it was clean enough, but the owner has a nasty, unfriendly side when it comes to customer service. We stayed there for 2 nights, handing over 10 euros per person per night (40 euros in all) and we used all our own services (shower/toilet etc). When we began to leave, we connected the water supply to fill our tank and he hastily told me to stop. I explained that we had not used his toilets and showers etc – his answer? “That's your bad luck, you can't have water as I have to pay for it”. Arguing that we had paid and it was included in the price had no effect, the greedy b*stard wouldn't let us draw water. Furthermore he had earlier told me it was OK to empty out grey tank in the field on the way out! Hmmmph, we won't be staying there again and would advise others to steer clear of the place.
Anyway we trundled off towards the coast, over a mountain pass to a stunning view of the Adriatic (we hadn't seen the sea since we left Lithuania). It is a very pretty country but not many places to stay and few beaches that far north. Undaunted we headed for a campsite at Lovran. The campsite there was very crowded and rather like a DIY Butlins, everyone rammed in together. It appeared that everyone there gathered up all their possesions on a trolley and headed for the 'beach' (a stony outcrop about 40m long x 20m deep) for the day. That place soon became rammed too despite having to pay to be there..... not our cuppa tea at all. (Also we found that the staff attitude there was similar to Plitvice, utter contempt for tourists). I know that we may have merely encountered a few unpleasant Croats during our stays, but overall we definitely felt a kind of tension or uneasiness throughout the country. Two nights at Lovran was enough and we decided to head for Slovenia.
Now Slovenia was different again in as much as they were noticeably friendlier and more helpful – a more relaxed place altogether. We admit we didn't see as much of Slovenia as we'd liked but, mentally, we were now heading for Spain rather than just touring round. What we did see was very nice, better roads, normal money and a feeling 'Europeness' (It felt like we were at home rather than abroad, if you know what I mean). The campsite at Ankaran was spacious, comfy and right beside the Adriatic (albeit from a concrete promenade). Timing wise we were now conscious of getting south of the pyranees by the end of September, so we only stayed a couple of days in Slovenia as we wanted to spend more time in Italy visiting Venice and Garda etc.
To be continued............
have a fantastic time and enjoy at least now I have a drivers seat back so need time to use it 
