Monday, June 21, 2010

Adventures of Harry & Lloyd

Rent-a-Scooter: yes please! Who wants to take a bus with a bunch of tourists when you can rent a scooter and roll like a local. Obviously, we do! You know you're in a trusting town when the only qualification to rent a scooter is to claim you know how to drive one.

Warning to all future scooter renters: Beware of vicious truckers who try to run you off windy 2 lane roads that are lacking guardrails. This is not for the faint of heart. In the words of Babs Hoffman: "Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey."



Peak speed of the day: 60 mph
Average speed of the day: 30 mph
Total time to drive 37 kilometers: 1 hour
Final destination: Bol Beach








"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"



After soaking up the sun we scooted to Vidova Gora- the highest point on the Adriatic Sea. On a clear day you can see the coast of Italy, but conveniently our day was very hazy and you could barely see 2 feet in front of you. Luckily, we have good imaginations!




At this point we were below 1/8th of a tank of gas and had to literally coast all the way back. Our average speed home was however fast the wind would take us. The best part about this day: we didn't have to eat dinner because we filled up on June bugs on the ride home...



1 comment:

  1. Girls! You did it! Croatia!!! I am so proud of you..and wishing your scooter had a side car. Have been following your blog to see your amazing adventures (and blushing at your kind words)! So glad our paths crossed! xo xo. j.

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