Day One to Plitvice NP.

A few days to catch up on!

Finally ready to go. Tentatively through the town centre and then onto the highway. A VERY spirited jaunt along the highway before turning onto minor roads. Slovenia is very pretty, lush and economically secure. Pleasing to see so many sporting facilities. Vast fields of green corn apparently of which, much is used for fuel!

Despite a regulated marking system at corners, a turn was missed. When we pulled over with 4 others to turn around, Tony's foot found a hole and next thing we are gently falling to the green edge of the road. No probs. Pick up the bike and get ready to climb back. Bike won't start.Completely dead. A few phone calls were made and opinions given. Tony decides to roll back to the corner and in the process...the electronics re-appeared. All was well and has been ever since.

Crossed into Croatia and the appearance of the country immediately changed. Houses not quite so neat and terrain drier. We see our first evidence of the Balkans War of the 1990's. After a coffee and lunch break we start to reach our destination...Plitvice NP. World heritage listed and RIDICULOUSLY inundated with people! It is approx 3.30pm. After booking into our time-warp 1960's hotel, a real treasure of retro decor, we are taken by bus to the top of one of the numerous walks. The mountainous park consists of a network of multiple lakes, merged by a series of fairy glen type waterfalls. The forest is deciduous beautiful and the water in the lakes absolutely crystal clear. It is a treasure but the crowds! The paths are so worn that they, and the immediate area around them, are covered in a fine dust of erosion.

It is very warm and we are pleased to return to the hotel for a shower and tea. Taken to a restaurant that specialises in the cooking method of the area...open barbecue spits. We need to get used to eating a high percentage of meat.

Do the GPS's work?

 

Beautiful Plitvice NP

crystal clear water

Retro lovers would be in 7th heaven.

 

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