Day 42: Plitvicka, Croatia

We had a day off to explore the Plitvicka National Park which is one of the main highlights of Croatia. We took the bus at 9am to the park and began our 4hr hike. We were blown away by the amazingly clear waters, lakes, waterfalls and forestry. Each pool was like an aquarium with fish bathing by the wooden path that snaked the edge of the water. We had to take a small ferry ride across the largest lake and a small train from the top back down to the bottom which gives an idea of just how immense the park is. The weather was perfectly hot and sunny and we were dying to jump in the lakes but understandably no swimming was allowed. We left the park at 1.30pm and made our way to the bus stop to wait for the next bus at 2.10pm. Our wait was made less painful as we chatted with a lovely couple from Catford, London... Sophie and Steve, who had been waiting there for two hours! We were all stopping at the campsite and they were able to benefit from using our tickets to the park the following day. We went straight to the lake on the campsite and found a rope swing which Kris loved and I attempted to gingerly enter the water as I slipped and let out a cackle that echoed around the valley as Kris laughed! We had been in the water 5 mins when a french lady approached us to show us video footage of a 2ft long snake she had just filmed in the same lake so out we got! We had eggs for dinner which were incidently not as good as our chicken and nuggets, and we joined Sophie and Steve for a few beers in the bar. A quick thanks to you both however, the hangover the following morning was not welcomed on the bike in the boiling temperatures!