We wake up at 5 in the morning to catch up the boat....but it is not there....there had been a change in time one day before, without us noticing! We cycled back to Sobra, returned to our bedroom with a view, and rested till 11, when the next boat was leaving.
At last, we arrive to the peninsula. It suddendly stops raining, we are very hungry but we are told that the closest supermarket on our way is 15K away (actually it was in another village at 30K). Luckily the wind is with us, and the road in a flat valley full of wineyards and very low vegetation.
We cycle well, have to go through two very long uphill sections. I am stuck in my 7th rear gear (to much rust in the "gaine") and have to most of the riding standing. Marjanne is blocked on the 2nd front gear (a problem that I settled later in the day). Some views on the sea are very nice.
We are happy to arrive to Orebic, after 68K of pedalling, having started in the afternoon. The town is nice and clean, we are advised by a British guy to cross the detroit to go to Korcula, much nicer. We hop on a boat, and in Korcula we see the main camping which is closed. It is however accessible, and I want to put the tent there for free, and just lock the bikes to a tree while we visit town. Marjanne disagrees, so we finish in a comfy B&B recommended in the Lonely Planet (and where half the tourists on the boat finish!). We visit the town, and it seems so nice that we decide it would be a pity to go directly to Split. Our strategy is finally to take our time the next day, leave in the afternoon for the other end of the island, Vela Luka.
We spend the evening relaxing in this tourist free town. Close to the cathedral, a choir of nuns is rehearsing and this adds a special touch!
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