Bosnia Oct 2012

Tricky

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Just returned from a quick spin to Bosnia and back over 10 days. I went with Mark71 and we also had a cameo appearance for a couple of days from jackass dave. :thumb2

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Little RR to follow. :)
 
Nice taster pic..

Terrific place, BIH :thumb Looking forward to reading all about it then..
 
Day 1 30/09/12

Jumped on an early Tunnel and headed for St Quentin where where Mark and Dave had camped overnight.

Arrived about 1130 and Dave had only just finished breakfast. :nenau

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Had a gentle run down to a campsite at Verdun with Dave acting as rear gunner on his old Harley. :rob

Day 2 01/10/12

The next morning we got an official salute and bon voyage from Dave aka Fred Scuttle. :D

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Myself and Marky Mark headed briefly into Germany to visit an old mate of Mark's and then back into France via the Alsace region.

All official campsites appeared shut so we wild camped in the Vosges mountains. :thumb2

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Thanks to me acting as lookout we had no 'Deliverance' moments with any wild mountain men. ;)

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Day 3 02/10/12

Nice run down through the Black Forest to a campsite on Lake Constance. It was their last night before closing down for the winter so we had free beer and food... Result!! :beerjug::beer:

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Day 4 03/10/21

Ok so I had a major hangover :blast. Therefore a late start to the day and the excuse of crossing the Lake via Ferry... in the traditional fashion!

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Mark commented (as usual) that my riding was pretty shit but the appearance of the Alps cheered me up. :comfort

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We headed for the Benner Pass and stopped off to look at the Zugspitze (highest mountain in Germany).

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Found a campsite in Sud Tyrol at Vipento. Note to the French 'Don't shut up shop to early' :rolleyes:

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That wild campsite in the Vosges mountains looked perfect.
I trust Sir got a fire going ?
 
I trust Sir got a fire going ?

Are you suggesting that we would break the law in France. :D

Day 5 04/10/12

An early start and brisk ride down to Trieste skirting the Dolomites.

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We crossed the border into Solvenia (lovely emtpy roads) and headed for Rijecka on the Croatian coast.

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We camped for the night on the Dalmation Coast.

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The sunset was stunning. :thumb2

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Nice view also at sunrise.

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The coast road to Split was fun although due to time constraints we did jump onto the motorway for a large section.

Not your usual view from a motorway stop...;)

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After a brief stop in Split we headed for the Bosnian border at Kamesko.
 
Continuing Day 6 05/10/12

Into Bosina :thumb2.

The road on the Croatian side can only be described as five k's of rough gravel. Once at the border at Kamesko some damn Frenchman demanded 10Euro's each for insurance for Bosnia as neither of us had green cards... :blast

Once the other side of the border the road surface improved and we where riding through open rolling countryside and smooth empty roads. :thumb2

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Mark had waypoints from his Army days and we had a few stops to explore them.

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Tunnel at Kupres.

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It was getting towards dusk and wild camping was on the agenda again but no need as a campsite (with cold showers) was found near Jajce.

The resident cat made himself welcome...

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Day 7 06/10/12

Up early cold shower missed and on the road as fresh as a daisy. :thumb

Nice church at Mrkonjic Grad.

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Old Bus station used as a base by NATO just outside the Town.

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CD shops opposite were Mark first discovered his bizarre taste in MOR music (think Shania Twain... WTF :nenau) :D:D

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Although our time was short I loved it in Bosnia. The countryside was beautiful and the roads generally excellent and relatively empty.

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The small villages were interesting with whole families working in the fields with horses and old agricultural machinery. Plus lots of roadside stalls selling everything from strange looking fungi to homemade jam and of course the ever popular CD's.

Riding felt safe - just look out for dogs and small children by the side of the road. :eek:

Roadworks were a laugh with a general free-for-all...like contraflows and traffic lights are something other prople do. :D

The town's were interesting with Mosques and Churches in the same neighbourhood. Two thirds of the population are Muslim. A lot of rebuilding is still going on and the scars of the civil war are still present in most villages and towns.

Back in Slovenia via Croatia which is another country that deserves a return visit. :thumb2

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We found a campsite south of Graz Austria

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Day 8 07/10/12

Mark had left for home at 3am in the morning... something about taking his Mrs shopping... :nenau;):D

I surfaced to this...:D

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Anyway back on the road. :thumb2

Had a wet ride through Austria.

St Wolfgang.

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Still enjoying the ride despite the weather. :thumb2

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No camping tonight and found a nice warm and dry room at a Hotel in Bad Reichenall.

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I even had my own named shower gel... :clap

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Day 9 08/10/10

Nice weather again yippee!!

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Rode the loop down to Konigssee.

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Then a quick blast through Southern Germany and crossed back into France to set up a soaking wet camping pitch in Alsace.

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Day 10 09/10/10

Had a wet ride towards Belgium but around mid day things improved so headed for one of my fav places - the Ardenne Forest in Eastern Belgium. :thumb2

Early autumn gold.

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The road out of Rouge de Ardenne which locals use as a race track at weekends.

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Visited the real thing. :thumb2

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Stayed in Spa overnight and and Day 11 was to home via the tunnel.

Thanks for looking. :)
 


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