Day 5 Let's go to Kaštela

Early the next morning, the youngest one woke us up and after the milk meal, it was time to pack up and head to Croatia. Once again, we had a day in the car ahead...

We had to cover 480 kilometers. Driving on Slovenian highways requires one thing above all: patience!

Even though the recommended speed is 130 km/h, most people drive at 90 km/h in the left lane and change lanes as often as possible. Near Ljubljana, there was a major traffic jam for the first time, so it took a long time to reach the border. No one really wanted to see our passports and the first few kilometers in Croatia were quite smooth. Eventually, we found ourselves stuck in traffic for an hour again.

It became interesting from a landscape perspective around 4 p.m. We crossed the Velebit Mountains near Zadar. Deserts of stone and karst mountains on both sides of the highway, just like in the Wild West. The Karl May movies were also filmed here. The last few kilometers were definitely the most exhausting, but after a total of 7.5 hours, we reached the entrance to Kăstela at Split Airport. However, we still had to pay a toll of 25 euros.

Our destination was Kaštel Kambelovac and with the help of Google Maps, we finally found the apartment. However, parking was a bit more difficult, so we had to use the sidewalk across the street to unload.

The landlords were extremely nice and the small two-room apartment was tastefully decorated and functional. The most important thing: there was air conditioning!

Together with the landlord, I had to drive through the narrow streets of the city again to find a parking spot. With temperatures of 35 degrees, my battery was definitely empty by now.

But we were drawn outside again. The place is the epitome of a Southern European fishing village. It is narrow, stuffy, chaotic, and full of life. Narrow streets, half-decayed houses, in the middle of it all a church, a piazza, and a small fishing harbor. Simply beautiful!

The endorphins provided a long-lasting feeling of happiness, and the certainty that we had done everything right despite the hardships allowed us to fall asleep despite the heat (still 26 degrees at night).