Starigrad. Croatia

Starigrad, Dalmatian Coast
30th August
Due to confusion of instructions as we passed through Split heading north along the coast we found ourselves heading inland. The road climbed over the mountains that follow the sea on to a plateau sparsely settled and for over half the 200 kilometres we went on this road not populated at all. The houses were there and villages but were shells that appeared to have been bombed or burnt. Not old stone houses but newly built and in some cases still n the process of being built but that process had come to a halt. There were no animals that you normally see in the countryside, no old men sitting outside cafes talking. It was all quite strange, spooky almost. I need to read up a bit on the break up of Yugoslavia.
The place we are at the moment is fairly north along the coast. Less villages and more laid back than the French Riviera style setting further south. More our style. From here we will cross into Italy and travel quickly to Marseille. The van needs servicing and Joan wants a hair cut, we thought Marseille might be the place.