Riding through a moonscape 

After we’d ridden through Zadar we continued north to cross the bridge onto Pag, one of the long thin islands that are strewn along the Dalmatien coast. As soon as we crossed the bridge the landscape changed. It was rock strewn and barren, with clear blue water on either side. To our right we were constantly tracked by a range of limestone mountains that towered above us, and thankfully, we don’t have to climb. Yet. 

Lunch was on the verandah of a deserted house by a fishing jetty, and then further up the island. 

At some point, unknowingly, we lost Tiger. He’d punctured and had to stop but we hadn’t heard him. We rode about 5km back along the road before we found him, having fixed his puncture and all sorted. We need to get him some fresh tyres though. 

As we went north from Pag, Tiger had spotted that there was a smaller road along the western shore, and it was indeed quieter. However, about 5km in it turned to gravel. That’s ok though, we can cope fine with that. Another 5km and we come to a section that’s had a landslide. Not so good. We managed to pick our way through it though and carry on. 

Our destination was to be Novalja at the north of the island as there were a few places to stay. As we approached it became cleared as signs for Zrče Beach appeared, with plenty of posters advertising the DJs that would be playing here. It appears we’ve arrived in another party capital- and we had no idea. The town’s nice and quiet though, so no problems.