Sunday, June 14, 2009

Plitvice Lakes

We changed plans to visit the Plitvice Lakes as a day trip as we wanted to see the coastal scenery from Zadar to Split. It was a long day leaving after an early breakfast for the 2 hour trip and arriving back just in time for a late dinner.

It is hard to describe the lakes. The water is an amazing colour with azure blues and turquoise. It has incredible clarity. There are 16 main lakes linked by waterfalls and cascades and there is a unique interaction of water, rock and plant life undisturbed since the last ice age.

We followed the wooden foot bridges right round the lakes and at times over the cascades and waterfalls. We took the route that traversed the upper and lower lakes, completing several long walks as well as using their road train and a boat trip across a large lake. Nearly all day, no matter which direction you looked, you could see waterfalls or cascades. It was a marvellous experience.

The lakes have UNESCO World Heritage Listing and it is well deserved.

Lets pretend we are not tired!

Words can't describe the beauty of this place

The water is so clear you can pick your fish for dinner


4 comments:

cousintaf said...

How gorgeous! Nearly as nice as Conjola Lake!

Miss Di said...

That water is an amazing colour!

(Whatever content for mature readers was blocking me yesterday seems to have disappeared. Guess you took the photos from the clothing optional beach down)

gailandrob said...

The nude ducks did it

Amanda said...

Awesome water. Looks spectacular.