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We had a good night at the pension just outside the Plitvice Park and for our evening meal, our host had fished another couple of fresh trout out of the tank for us to eat. Lovely with chips and vegetables. We were due another day in the park and then we were going to drive up to Sibiče, just west of Zagreb, for the night so that we could fly back home the next day. We got to the park earlier this time, just as it was opening, and the upper lake section was quieter which made the whole day a lot more pleasurable. Here below is the route we more or less took. The weather was cloudy and misty at first but the sun eventually emerged. At the furthest extremity of the walk we bordered on to the wilderness area and it was very tempting to go further, thinking of wolves and bears. There is just a short boat trip involved in this walk and we did not take the bus back but meandered by foot, revisiting a couple of sites. Again I took numerous photographs. There was more boardwalk in t...

We had spent a very comfortable night in Pansion House Prijeboj  just south of the Plitvice Park entrance. The owner had a tank where he kept trout and had cooked us one for our dinner that was so fresh it was almost flapping! Delicious. Our last excursions were to be to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Croatia is the place for lakes and waterfalls. As it is so large we had decided to take two days over it as the park can be easily divided into upper and lower areas. The lakes lie in a descending string linked by waterfalls that cascade over travertine ledges. It is a karst system like Krka Park. The first day we explored the lower lakes, coming in by the north entrance. It was pretty busy with lots of tourists, mainly Japanese. The entrance to the lower lakes lies above the lakes and you get an aerial view over to the waterfalls on the other side. Here is a map of the walk we (roughly) took. The water is flowing north. After walking up the lake system you can catch a boat t...