Adriatic 2009 » The journey home

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The Krka river valley from the motorway bridge	Croatian Mountains	Rab island from the sinuous Adriatic Highway	Lunch stop on Adriatic highway	Appuskidu follows obediently behind
A winding coast road with many tight blind bends but...	Coastline at Senj	Fort at Senj	The bridge to Krk Island	A hairpin bend in the sky near Rijeka
Outside Rijeka	A tunnel at Rijeka - one of many on the coastal highway	Installed at Puntižela campsite near Pula	Sunset after setting up for the night at Camp Puntižela -...	The bay at Puntižela in the evening light
Is this a ship's lookout?	This is definitely a steam engine	With a history	Douglas and Anne do their chores © Andy Cooper 2009	Luxury facilities for canines
Beach at Puntizela © Andy Cooper 2009	Quay and bay at Puntižela	Moorings visible in the clear waters	Puntizela slipway © Andy Cooper 2009	Fine new road in Istria
With major brige works	Istrian hill top town	Croatian border. Boat papers please. They're in the boat....	Slovenia	Trucker from Belgium cooks lunch for the family
First glimpse of Italian Alps on the return journey	A hilltop monastery	Valley village	Italian Mountain hairpins	Austria
Mountain Campsite - Small but Luxury Falken Camping in...	Cup of tea before fettling the trailer brakes for the...	Austrian Alps from Lienz campsite	Austrian Alps from Lienz campsite	Mountain Meadows
Lienz	Guest house for Drascombes	You are here	Main square Lienz	Lienz
Flower pot fountain	Lienz	My name in lights	"Take foto point". Someone has a sense of humour.	Luxury McDonalds
Mc Donalds at home is not like this (yet?)	Mountains emerge from the morning mists	First sunlight on the mountains	Green valley and distant mountains	Water power
Valley church	Valley church	Snow from previous years remains in September	Misty Valley	Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse toll booths
Appuskidu heads for the hills © Anne Cooper 2009	Rest break for cars © Andy Cooper 2009	Already high, the road reaches far into the mountains	Gadfly at altitude © Andy Cooper 2009	Empty car park for Gadfly © Andy Cooper 2009
Gadfly takes a break	Our boats high on the pass near the Grossglockner glacier	A marmot in his natural habitat	The Grossglockner visitor area	Morning exercise © Andy Cooper 2009
Marmot	Another marmot	Andy has a coffee with a mountain of cream	High mountain coffee © Andy Cooper 2009	Andy and Anne walk along above the snow line
The Grossglockner Glacier	Above the multi storey car park that is built into the...	Grossglockner mountain	Restaurant	Hikers crossing the footbridge below
The Mountain pass	Distant Valley	The winding road	Looking back © Andy Cooper 2009	The top
More winding road leads off on the other side	Drascombe above the snow	Gadfly negotiates yet another hairpin bend	Appuskidu above last year's snow	Last mountain views
Last mountain views	Last mountain views	Alpine suburbia	Austrian property decoration	Set up in Obermenzing camp site near the Pasing suburb of...
Octoberfest revelers camped cheek by jowl (in Sept!)	Octoberfest reveler's bar	The Octoberfest reveler's decorated vehicles all bearing...	Lovely 'Camping Municipal Metz' - on the banks of the...	Appuskidu settling in by the Moselle © Anne Cooper 2009
Gadfly settling in by the Moselle © Andy Cooper 2009	The Moselle river	View of the Moselle from Appuskidu	Andy and Anne on an evening stroll	Time to be going home © Andy Cooper 2009
Hidden harbour	Photogrphy techniques © Anne Cooper 2009	Moselle	Feeding the birds	Metz cathedral - famous for its high nave and stained glass
Cathedral gargoyles	Cathedral gargoyles	St Stephens Cathedral - third highest nave in France	Lively city square	Buying lunch for tomorrow in the "sandwicherie" © Andy...
Steep cobbled street	Happiness is ice cream sundae shaped	Not another drop . . © Andy Cooper 2009	Temple Neuf Metz © Andy Cooper 2009	'Temple Neuf' at Metz
Leaving the Moselle in the morning	Last Lunch at a French Motorway 'Aire'	Precisely!	Back in the belly of the ferry © Andy Cooper 2009	Back to the white cliffs of Dover
And home to an English sunset

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