Autocamp Oštro on the Adriatic

After Crikvenica, we visited our old stomping campground, Autocamp Oštro, a few miles up the Adriatic coast.

Every summer that I’ve visited Croatia, we have stayed at Oštro for at least 2 weeks; however, this time even though we stayed for less than 4 hours, it was beautiful. The sea looked amazing and was super chilly compared to the southern Croatian waters around Dubrovnik (the optimal time is July or August).

This summer our family rented out our usual spot only a couple of leaps from the lovely Adriatic. The camper on the left is ours.

We setup our table in between these two trees.

Our view

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Crikvenica, Northern Adriatic Sea

Before leaving Croatia, we longed to visit the magnificent northern Adriatic seacoast (Primorje-Gorski Kotar county) where my family always pitches tent & parks the camper for the summer. TRAVEL WARNING: We crammed an EPIC journey into 1 day. I’ll split it into 3 posts.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010, our target was set first on the lovely Crikvenica, the largest town in the Vinodol coastal area.

The karta (map) of Croatia below shows Crikvenica & Dubrovnik (pt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), opposite ends of the beautiful coast.

I see the ADRIATIC SEA!!! It’s always an exciting sight, after driving through miles and miles of mountains & tunnels.

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Dubrovnik, Pearl of the Adriatic, Part 5

Last part continued from part 4.

Friday, 6/18/2010, our last day in Dubrovnik, Croatia, was enjoyed by eating burek, drinking coffee, & soaking up a few more little photons of the coastal sun.

Last look at Dubrovnik’s old town.

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Dubrovnik, Pearl of the Adriatic, Part 4

Continued from part 3. Dubrovnik, Croatia (Thursday, 6/17/2010).

My dad & I started out on a journey seeking the beach at Uvala Lapad.

What if this were your view + the Adriatic sea? :D

A street corner open market

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Dubrovnik, Pearl of the Adriatic, Part 3

Continued from part 2. Dubrovnik, Croatia (Wednesday, 6/16/2010).

Is that Hook?

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Dubrovnik, Pearl of the Adriatic, Part 2

Continued from part 1. Dubrovnik, Croatia (Tuesday, 6/15/2010). This post has many more photos than usual because of our wall trek—just keep reading.

Our breakfast & lovely view.

It was sooo good! How good? See below :)

Today, my dad & I decided to walk along the wall the surrounds the entire old town of Dubrovnik. It was a tad hot (try to go before 10am if you can), but the views were amazing!!!

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