Monday, August 1, 2011

Croatia Day 8 - Rain and Waterfalls

Our destination for today was Plitvice Lakes National Park.  The Lakes is actually the largest national park in Croatia and is basically a bunch of lakes interconnected with waterfalls.  It's one of the more popular destinations in Croatia, and for good reason. 

To see the waterfalls, you have to be up for a little walking.  The park is more or less divided into two loops: a short loop and a long loop.  But to see everything, you have to do both.  We started out with the short loop, and while it was still gorgeous, it probably would have been a little disappointing if we had done it second. 



This is when it began raining.  And I'm not talking a light sprinkle, it was pouring.  Thankfully we had brought our raincoats with us, but we still got pretty soaked.  Obviously, the camera was in hiding under Donovan's jacket while it was raining, so we don't have any pictures of us hiding under a tree (which didn't help at all, by the way) or making a mad dash to catch the ferry boat because it had a roof.  We took the ferry over to the start of the second, larger loop and by the time we got there the rain had pretty much stopped.


After a quick cappuccino warm-up, we headed out again.


After we were done at the Lakes, we ended up driving all the way home.  The plan had been to camp close to the park and spend several days exploring, but we managed to see it all in one day.  Plus, it wasn't exactly the most hospitable weather for camping.  So we buckled down and did the drive, getting home a little after midnight.

And sadly, that brought an end to our trip.  Croatia is a beautiful country and we're so glad we had the opportunity to experience it!

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