This morning we retraced our route back along the D1 towards Zagreb as far as the little town of Slunj. We passed through, and noted this town, on our way from Zagreb two days ago as the place seemed to be built in the middle of a river with water flowing in, around and under the houses and buildings. So this morning we went back for a look. Sure enough the towns geology was similar to the Plitvice park with the river widening into a series of pools and cascades and thats where the town was built. Certainly picturesque, but also difficult to build and maintain and also noisy.

After that little detour we continued south along the D1 until we eventually connected with the main southern motorway the A1. The rest of the day was spent on this excellent road. To our surprise there was not a lot of traffic on the motorway. We guessed that maybe it is mainly a summer holiday route.

The campground we had chosen for the night was called Camping Strobrec and is on the coast a little south of Split. To get to it we took the Split exit from the motorway and followed the spectacular descent road almost into the center of Split before veering south on the D1. It turned out to be an excellent campground. Lots of spaces in a treed lot with its own private beach. Wifi, good showers, on site ATM. Definitely a place it would have been worth spending a few days.