Sunday 26 May 2013

Plitvice The Park

Joe and  I arose fairly early and went into town for breakfast. San is not too keen on making it and we went to this lovely restaurant not too. far down the road .
 
I had 3 fried eggs and bread. They don't seem to do toast here but it is beautiful homemade bread.
Then we headed up to Plitvice. Joe's strategy was good We took the bus up and hiked down. I don't think I could have done it any other way. As it was there was rather a steep hike out but very doable.
Tree in the middle of the hotel courtyard where we parked the bikes.
Starting  down
Such beauty is hard to imagine
 

                                                          It is an amazing place and I did it every step of the way. Up and down stairs . On boardwalks . Over waterfalls. It is a Unesco World Heritage Site. 5 hours we walked through the park.
 
   

Following is an example of the boardwalks we had to traverse

 
 
 
At one point we even got to cross one of the beautiful lakes by boat.
Joe taking a break
 
 
Lots of fish so you just know the water is healthy. We saw one guy drinking it and kind of scoffed at the idea but apparently some kind of crab lives in the water and cleans it of bacteria and it IS safe to drink.
 
 
Walking back out and one more glance at this amazing place.
 
Back to the B & B and a chat with Kayo and Maegan and then Joe and I doubled on his bike back to the restaurant for dinner
Joe had pizza and Greek Salad and I had pork medallions with rice and gravy/ Both were very good.Then a quick ride back up to Plitvice and then back to our B & B. Joe wanted to get a feel for having someone on the back. Then we turned in. I was very tired . It was a great day just a few too many people.
 
 
 
 
 

 

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