Hvar cycling, day 2 (15.07.2005)
| Start point | Sveta Nedjelja (5m) |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | Starigrad (5m) |
| Characteristic | Bike trip |
| Duration | 4h 00min |
| Distance | 28.4km |
| Vertical meters | 470m |
| GPS |
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| Visits of other PBEs | Stari Grad (5m) | 15.07.2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Sveta Nedjelja (127m) | 15.07.2005 | |
| Tunel Pitve-Zavala (207m) | 15.07.2005 | |
| Vrisnik (135m) | 15.07.2005 |
Trip Summary
After one (very nice!) day of in and around Sveta Nedjelja, including a visit to the impressive caves, high about the village, we got back onto our bikes. The plan had been made already in Split, when we informed ourselves about cycling on Hvar, and received a map, which very clearly described a round, continuing from Sveta Nedjelja along the southern shore of island Hvar further towards the west, all the way to the settlement of Hvar. After some short investigation, also asking some locals, it quickly became clear that there was absolutely no way to continue cycling into the given direction (there simply was no road at all, not even a gravel road). Thus, we had no other choice than to go back the way which he had taken to Sveta Nedjelja two days ago, including the tunnel! We quickly got back to the tunnel (this time approaching it from the south). Since we really did not wish to repeat our stressful tunnel-experience from the first time, we decided to do the following, at least: In front of the tunnel, we waited until a car arrived; then we negotiated with the driver to drive behind us through the tunnel, exploiting the headlights of the car for two purposes: First, we could see a bit more in the tunnel, since the car behind us would light up the tunnel a little. Secondly, we expected that any incoming car would see the headlights behind us and stop, accordingly. This plan worked fine, after all, and we managed to get through the tunnel with much less stress than the first time. On the northern side of the mountains, we then took a different road back to Starigrad, bringing us, for example, through Svirce. Back in Starigrad, we enjoyed some extra time to explore the village and the nice harbor, before we got the ferry, which then brought us back to Split.
Photos
Selected photos are available as Google photo album.
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