Istria
17 Mar 2013 | Gračišće, Istra, Hrvatska
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Sunny day, good day for hitchhiking. But very cold. I'm not going far, it will be quick anyway. Half the way in the first car. But then it becomes hard, have to explain people in whatever language that even five kilometers is good. Finally crossed the border with a mafiosi who leaves me on the emergency lane of the highway at my exit. Then walk an hour crossing the resort village on the sea. I don't like that atmosphere, it's like the Cote d'Azur in France.
Then after an hour waiting I get a 5km ride, then another hour, another 5km... I don't like this atmosphere.
The night is coming, 40km left, I can walk. It will be too cold to sleep anyway. Car number 47 doesn't stop. Even Italians are hitchhikers-friendly compared to that... Car number 48... stops?! An Italian couple who make a 20km detour to take me to Gračišće. Even Italians yes.
But Istria is amazingly beautiful, hilly landscape, small water springs, forest, mountains... It's so refreshing to walk around under the sun! Two days with Paola's family and her boyfriend Diyan, all super! Lengthly conversations, home-made wine, good food...