The
sail in today was beautiful through a very narrow strait, with people fishing
along the shore and we even saw beautiful swans swimming along.
this was actually seen on the sail out, but it seemed more fitting here....
sail in
arrival at port
Our
driver was Tito and our guide was Igor. He turned out to be a very good guide
and he was helpful in identifying various plants and birds along the hiking
trails.
Today
we were joined by Karen & Steve, Julie & Jeff and Rick & Janie. It
made for a fun day. Karen also had been up all night with coughing. We are troopers and powered through the day!
It
was a beautiful warm day and it was pleasant to be out in nature. Birds were
singing and the surroundings were just so peaceful and beautiful. I had seen
the photos of the Falls, but I had no idea that there were so many. In fact, Skradinski
Buk Falls is a series of close-set cascades which is a powerful network of waterfalls
some at over 75 vertical feet.
We
started out driving through Sibenik (pronounces Shi’benik) and we had some
amazing panoramic views of the countryside.
Greg
Jeff, Julie, Annette
St. Nicholas Church
Skradinski buk
Igor showing us plants
Steve & Karen
We
had the option of taking a small boat out to a beautiful very small island (Visovac
Island) that is home to a monastery, but it would take up quite a bit of our
time and we opted to spend more time seeing the different areas of the falls.
driving to see Visovac Island
Fortress ruins at the back of the canyon
stop to see Visovac Island
Visovac Island from the lookout
close up of the island & the monastery
statue at the lookout
our van
drive to lunch
We
had lunch in a traditional tavern close to Roski slap where the owners brought
out platters of traditional Croatian food (prosciutto, sausage, dried beef, cheese,
hearty bread, olives, pickles and wine and local fruits and vegetables). The
meats and cheeses were wonderful (all homemade) and it was all you could
possibly eat. We had olive oil to drip the bread and there were free flowing
red and white wines. Oh, and more grappa. We tried the sour cherry which was
strong, but tasty. My stomach was feeling stronger and it felt good to eat some
bread and meats. These are always some of my favorite meals where you get
samples of lots of things, simple and tasty and in a lovely setting with good
friends.
the restaurant
who wants some grappa?
Greg, Julie, Jeff, Tito, Karen, Steve, Janie, Rick
Tito, our driver with the wine
owner sits in the same spot that his father before him did
We
did some more walking around the National Park before driving back to have a
short walking tour of Sibenik.
tiny orchid
Greg climbed part way up
the group waving at Greg
drive back to the port
We saw the harbor and the Cathedral of St. Jacob.
Of course there is way more we could have seen in town, but our walking tour of
the town was short, but Krka National Park was worth spending more time to
experience.
our ship in port
Church of St. Nicholas is only open a couple days of the year and Igor said he had never seen it open, so we popped in
Cathedral of St. Jacob
Sail
out was beautiful through the narrow strait.
After dinner we went to see the
comedy show which was John Caponera “the Sports Guy” He was “OK”.
We
came back to the cabin and uploaded photos and after 8 straight days of tours
we were exhausted and went to bed early. Plus, I was still a bit weak from
being sick. Only one sea day to rest before 2 more ports in a row.
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