Day 19: Split-Imotski (83 km, 1477 m ↑)

We woke up this morning and thought that the wind we’ve had the last few days should have become less by this morning, but it was still blowing very strongly when we left Split. As we learned later in a café, this wind is call bura in Serbo-Croation or bora in English, and is typical for this region. While it was difficult to cycle against the wind at times today, it was not impossible. So we just took it a bit more slowly today and reached Imotski after three coffee breaks and five and a half hours of cycling.

The landscape was pretty nice today, but the weather was chilly and the sky mostly grey. So we did appreciate the coffee breaks extra much today to warm up in between and chat with the locals in the cafés. From the grandpa in café number two we learned that slivovitz is bad for your heart, while cognac is good. In café number three, in contrast, the barista was convinced that slivovitz is good, but you should have only three per day – one after breakfast, one after lunch, and one when you’re done with work or your bike trip.

Tomorrow, we were going to go to Mostar. But studying the weather forecast, we changed our plans today. On Sunday, they expect very strong winds and rain. Therefore, we will skip Mostar and go directly to Neum tomorrow and rest on Sunday.