CROATIA: Days 3 and 4 - Road, River, and Grappa
The end of our day in Plitvice Park brought us to Korana Village; a tiny, picturesque village on the Korana River. We stayed with a few families who cooked us dinner each night.
We ate each meal in the gazebo area - the weather was perfect and there were no bugs.
On the morning of day 3, we each picked out a bike and got ready for the 15K ride to the Barac's Caves. We picnicked at the caves, did some exploring and then headed back to the village. The ride was gorgeous; rolling hills through numerous small villages, wild poppys and other bright flowers speckled the lush green surroundings.
Time for a post-ride beer in the gazebo!
...and a post-beer swim in the COLD river!
The next morning we headed south to explore a Serbian monastery. We had lunch at Bobo's house. I'm not really sure who Bobo is, but he lives right next to the kayak outfitter we used, and he provided an amazing lunch of prosciutto, cheese, fresh bread, pickles, eggs, wine, and grappa. Enjoying the food and spirits under a grapevine lattice was very satisfying.
After too much wine and grappa, I squeezed into some neoprene shorts and was ready to hit the river. It was a beautiful day to laze down the flowing river in the kayak. And the brief rapids areas were enough to cool you off when you started getting too hot.
Or, if someone felt you needed to cool down, he'd just jump in and tip your boat!
I asked if we could go cliff jumping and the guides said yes, so here I am, the first person up to the top of the rock, which was seemingly higher from the top than the bottom... I stood up there for a good 10 minutes while other brave souls launched off; then I completely wussed out and walked down. It wasn't my proudest moment...
Stay tuned for Zadar, Paklenica Park, Trogir, and Kayaking in the Adriatic!
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