Just returned from Croatia

[John Fenna]

I just got back from a week leading an Expedition for a group of 14 year olds and their teachers.
We kayaked around Novigrad, on the Sea, White water rafted for 2 days and walked in the Mountains behind Starigrad for 3 days, including the 1110m Black Peak!
It was excellent, despite variable weather and I love the area for its scenery and the people!
Everyone I met from Guides to shopkeepers - all were pleasant and helpful.
As to Bushcraft - we cooked a lot on open fires, I carved spatulas and butterknives for the team to use and we saw lots of wildlife - no bears but we did see lizards (Salamanders?) and a Horned Viper!
I fell in love with the food especially the sausages, Borak(sp?) - a pastry/cheese (or fruit) afair that comes in huge slices, the squid, the salamis and the local firewater Reikia(sp?) which is pronounced "Wreck ya" - quite rightly!
To our Croatian members I would like to say - you have a great country!
This is my second visit and I am sure I will return again......

the mountains from Novigrad

The gorge in the Paklenica Nat Park

Horned Viper

 

[irishlostboy]

a friend of mine was over there last year. really loved it. sounds like you had a great time over there, and fair dues for doing it with a pack of screaming horrors (kids to most people) i wish i got to do such cool stuff when i was a screaming horror.

 

[Bernie Garland]

Glad you enjoyed your self John

Bernie

 

[spamel]

It is a nice part of the world, I realised that when I went in 1995 despite the fact that a savage war and genocide was ongoing. I loved driving around Bosnia and Croatia, some of the landscape is breathtaking. I have pictures somewhere, I'll find them one day and digitise them!

 

[Galemys]

Sounds like you had a good trip, you have got me jealous!

Are you sure about the horned viper? It looks a bit thin for a viper

 

[redandshane]

Yep I hve been to Crotiia Its a great place forest ,mountains rivers ,and coastline& nice people I met
fairly unspoilt as well in places
"bit like Scotland only warmer" was my comment to the wife and in that I jokingly include the neighbours-lol
Must go back asap

 

[John Fenna]

ID on the snake was by locals and from the info board nearby....I was totd it was a baby - but still VERY venomous....
Some locals were picking it up a la Steve Austin and looked pretty scared!