Serbia
270 miles: Urban Guerilla, Serbia to Kapitenovo Camping, Croatia Bojan, the host at Urban Guerilla, made coffee and croissants for breakfast and baked fresh bread. He packed us off full and with a stash of bread rolls for lunch. He also explained that some of the best sights were to be found along the banks of the Danube through the Djerdap National Park. It meant a bit of a detour on an already long day, but how often are you in Serbia, near the border with Romania, with a recommendation from a local? It didn’t disappoint. Smooth and empty roads rolled lazily through the gorge, following the blue Danube for mile after mile. The majority of the route today follows the danube, from border to border. As we approached Belgrade, we had to leave the river to cross one of its tributaries via an inland bridge. The wind picked up and battered us as we did. Harvest is in full swing in Serbia, plumes of dust rising skyward from the working combine harvesters and the roads ...
