Plitvice

Since we left Korcula and headed north, things have for the most part lined up in our favor. We took the early morning boat to Split, then were able to find a rental car fairly quickly. We headed north, up the coast for a night and a day in Plitvice, then on to Istria. We were able to drop in and find a nice cozy place to stay in a Sobe near Plitvice. We also easily found accommodation for four nights in Rovinj, a beautiful ancient town on the Istrian peninsula, which is where we are now.

Here are a few pictures and thoughts on Plitvice.


This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Due to some mineral in the mountains, the river in this valley forms natural dams. So there are a whole bunch of lakes, with thousands of waterfalls in between. I don't know the science behind it, but I know it is always changing and the water is extraordinarily blue.





It was so nice to get a bit of "green time" out in the woods. We got to the park early (around 8:30) and hiked some of the trails before most of the other tourists arrived. We did this on the advice from our Rick Steves travel guide. I am so glad we did, because in the afternoon this place gets quite crowded.

Plitvice is not large. We spent about 6 hours there and were able to see most of it. We went to the upper lakes first, along the main trails.





We veered off into a smaller trail which took us into the hills.


You can really get a sense of how blue the water is from above. These were taken from a phone camera. We will post the pictures from the real camera later.

After lunch we headed to the lower lakes.


There was also a huge 300 foot waterfall here which I forgot to photograph with my phone. Trust me it is stunning. For now these pictures will have to do.

Plitvice was exactly what we needed. We saw some amazing beauty mixed with a little bit of exercise. Plitvice was good for the body and good for the soul.

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