Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?

After Camping Rozac, we moved further down the Croatian coast to about 15Km short of Dubrovnik to Camping Pod Maslimom for one night. The site itself was just fine particularly at €22 without ACSI discount but there was nowhere to eat close by. When I asked the site guy, he said that there was a good inexpensive place about 4km away who laid on free transport in both directions so we took him up on the suggestion. Suffice to say that it was the most expensive meal that we've had so far on the trip at €75 for two mains, a mixed salad and three beers. My BBQd squid was nice but my Mrs reckoned her tuna wasn't brilliant, at least not for €28. The blow was softened a bit by the cheap campsite though. Pitches were mostly shaded by old olive trees and facilities were good as well.Pod Maslinom.JPG

We are now in Montenegro and set up at Camping Mimosa about 10Km from Kotor. As often happens, it's a bit packed in but is fine otherwise. Sanitary facilities are mostly old and a bit decrepit but all very clean and useable. Also It's right on the Bay of Kotor with concrete platforms to swim from and there's an on-site pizzeria which is supposed to be good. Not sure how much it is yet (but I anticipate not expensive - I'll report back) and we're staying here until Monday before moving on to Albania and Greece. I might fly the drone tomorrow and get an aerial shot of the pitch from the water. It wouldn't have been any use at Pod Maslimom as it was simply too shaded to see anything and Rozac was only about 3Km from Split airport and very close to the flight path which made it a bit of a no drone fly zone.
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Ventnor Botanic Gardens today, bringing the average visitor age down significantly.

Thought I had found a brilliant protected parking spot, but the hidden stonework jumped out at my rear quarter on the way out.

Anyone got some Claytons going cheap :whistle:

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Just got back after a weekend in Peaks near Castleton. Lovely area and never been to Peaks prior pleasantly surprised. Enjoyed a good walk from campsite up to Mam Tor then over towards Hollins Cross then the afternoon in the pubs in Castleton, excellent. Stayed at Treaks Pringle Campsite which was very basic but great views.

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We paid the bill at Camping Mimosa in Trogir, Montenegro this morning which came to €24 per night which despite the rather dilapidated sanitary facilities was still a good price - said facilities were all a bit knackered but still worked and were kept clean and it's site on the sea as well as the excellent restaurant made up for it somewhat. Eating out in Montenegro has proved quite cheap in comparison to everywhere on this trip with four 0.5L beers plus two mains (squid and sides for me Caesar Salad for 'er indoors at €27 with tips). We've now left Montenegro and am now camped about 10Km into Albania at Camping Legend at Camping Legjenda in Shkoder - €21 without electricity or €24 with. The site restaurant is supposed to be good and it's generally looking good with plenty of clean toilets and shower as well as decent pitches (ours is shaded by vines), each with their own supplies. We arrived at about 1400hrs and there was plenty of space but it's got steadily more packed in ever since. There's a very large lake nearby which is supposed to be clean and swimmable and the site backs on to a river. We're also overlooked by quite a nice 6th century (I think!) castle which is quite cool (but I'm a sucker for castles, especially the crusader variety which this one isn't). The border crossing into Albania was a bit weird, perhaps because we expected checks but there was nothing other than one guy with a fag who merely glanced at our passport covers and waved us on - TBH, I'm not even sure whether he was Montenegrin or Albanian border control as it all happened so quickly, especially as we were sitting in a queue to see him for over an hour. We might even make Greece tomorrow but we will just have to see as I'm told by some that the traffic her can be pretty awful.
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