Rufus does Europe

Quiet night in the car park and a quick blast of fresh air on the seafront this morning before we set off for Slovenia. After much debate about the route, we followed the coast up to Rijeka then straight up

It was a struggle to get to sleep last night as we’d somehow let a load of wildlife into the van – I’m not a fan of anything with more than four legs! We think being parked by a still

It was quite weird to be driving off this morning after three lazy days on a campsite. We followed the coast north and called first at Tribunj, a tiny picturesque place as we remembered it, with an old bridge. Somehow,

Not a lot to report today as we stayed in the same place to catch the last of the sunshine. Had a walk round the bay in the opposite direction to yesterday. Looks like they are putting proper path in

Woke up really late this morning – I think the extra sleep was much needed. We decided to walk around the coastal path to Primošten. Although the little old town looks amazing from a distance it’s not really much to

As expected, we had an awful nights sleep last night. Although parked out of town, facing the sea and off the road, I think we were on a circuit for late night motorbike racing, add to that, low flying planes

A random off piste drive today to re-visit the freshwater spring that feeds the Cetina River. Somehow we managed to pick the boring route out of Omis which started off quite well but soon turned into a long drag. It

We heard the golden jackals again last night – such an eerie sound. We tried to record it but they always stop howling the minute you press record! We know there are quite a few of them on the Peljesac

We went on a little boat trip this morning across to the island of Korčula, about half an hour away. A little boat does a return run from the campsite pier three times a week. There were four older couples

Bit of a lazy morning faffing around with washing and cleaning. It’s kind of warm but not quite sit and bask weather. The washing machine is just a normal domestic one here, so it goes for hours on every wash,