Photo Blog - Cycle-Sail-Croatia
Find out more about our fully supported cycle tour on the Croatia islands with gulet yacht accommodation!
Our inaugural Croatia CycleSail Tour turned out to be everything we expected it to be and more. It was a very special trip with sunny harbour-side starts every morning
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An exceptionally high standard of dining every evening
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Pudding every day is a must …
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Roads like carpets to ride on
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Fun on the ferry ⛴ (we take 2 short ferries on the trip)
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There is plenty of time to stop and hang around (literally)
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… actually it’s hard not to stop & take pics
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Lunchtimes weren’t all spent together in the same restaurant but many were
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There were umpteen pics of sunrises and sunsets over and on ‘Linda’ our stunning wooden yacht
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The Dingac tunnel descent is one of the most beautiful 9ks you’ll ever cycle (or rather free-wheel) in your life
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Don’t squash them as you ride along!
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Skipper hosing down all of the bikes
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Korcula is a delightful tiny town
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Rob is 80 and there wasn’t one climb on tour he didn’t tackle successfully
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Ken spending a day on the boat waving us goodbye π
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Some of the island harbour descents are quite challenging
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After evening drinks πΊπ₯€πΉ it’s sometimes a little tricky to locate Linda π€£ let alone clamber aboard!!!
But there’s always a helping hand π
The crew wait patiently to raise the gangplank at bedtime
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Ice cream stops are compulsory
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… as is lying on your back doing absolutely nothing when crossing between the islands sometimes
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Shoes off on board please π
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Two highly competent tour leaders!
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Our unstoppable Octogenarian!
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Mooring up is always a joy to watch
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More spectacular sunsets
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Jelsa’s donkey on Hvar Island
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Captain and crew made us feel welcome and comfortable at all times
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The views are just spectacular
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Always time for a second (third and fourth) coffee ☕️
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Bartender Helena also made a wonderful waitress and in addition was to be seen throwing the odd rope and brandishing the odd buoy at docking time
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Lucy, the chef’s creativity was everywhere; not just in her fabulous food
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The German-made high quality hired bikes arrived with an equal standard of service by Toni and met the exact specs given
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No problems drying the washing π
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Don’t let the daily shorter distances (45 to 85k) fool you into thinking this is easy!
The climbs are pretty tough
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You don’t get views like these without working for them
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