After a leaving Lubjiana under the snow but still making good progress, we met with gusting winds upon reaching the Croatian coast... we painfully learnt that these winds are called "bora" and are quite common on the Adriatic Sea (can last for several days). The bikes were totally impossible to control and we had to ride for several minutes on the emergency lane, on first gear and with warning lights on until we could get out of the highway. The police stopped us and recommended us not to take the coastal road and the road North towards Zagreb was covered with snow. They actually said: "Road closed to Motorbikes!". We tried two different roads down to Zadar but after few kms, there was no way we could go through the wind hence we turned back to reach Rijeka.
Now spending the night there - A bit frustrating but hoping to wake up very early tomorrow to make as much progress as possible before the wind starts blowing later in the day.
(Nicco getting his export stamp at the Croatian border)
(first class parking spot in front of the hotel in Rijeka)
(the bikes need a proper wash - salt already attacking the metal)
1 comment:
I believe Mr. Khan went through the Muslim world back then... Kudos on choosing Hong Kong as your end point (Mr. Khan never got that south either). Anyway, good luck with your adventures... if you have a welcome party in Hong Kong, that would be a lot of fun!
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