Krka National Park has some superlatives going for it. It is the site of the second ever hydroelectric plant, it is the second national park in Croatia founded in 1895. It has the largest travertine falls in Europe at 48 meters tall and 800 meters wide. It is incredibly popular site to visit during the season with perhaps 10,000 people visiting on a single day. It was also popular on the day of our visit as we had to sit at the entrance gate for over an hour just to get in. Of course this created some problems for the timing of the trip. Our boat ride was scheduled for 2:30 but it was close to 1:15 before we started on the wooden board walk through the waterfalls. The tour guide convinced many of the folks to skip the boat ride and rejoin the bus at 3 pm instead. Since we love taking boat rides we kept a brisk pace through the waterfalls and were able to get in line for the boat. We were lucky that we were the last people allowed on the boat. They tired to stop Dave from boarding but since he was with us he was allowed on.
A fast walk to get to the bus
A tip of the hat from Aluminum Man
The bus is full
Some good info and some banter on the ride
A better picture of the 2000 year old aqueduct
Cliff Castle and the town
Very rugged
We are here
This sign must mean that nothing will happen for an hour
Driving down the switchbacks
We get views of the lakes formed on the river
One way road for the busses
Off we go!
THe map with the ewalkway shown as a yellow line
Many different paths for the water to travel
27 different fish species
No railings to keep the unwary traveler from falling in
10 of these fish species are found only on this river system
Lots of whitewater
Steep drops
The water was crystal clear
Mallards
The vegetation was loving it
Flowing into a hole
Water all around
So beautiful
Rugged landscape
Rushing and flowing
The sound was soothing
A great tit
Little fish
Big water falls
Cascades galore
Tesla designed much of the hardware int he hydroelectric plant
Old waterworks were here in the 12th century
So lovely
Me and Miss P
Dave stays dry
Dave and Kristine
A fine day for nature
Cool little purple flowers
Shiny fish
We have made to to the end
Magnificent
Soon we get on the boat
Fish flashing their silver sides
One last shot
Big fungus
Mystery bird
It has been 1 year and 141 days since we began our Migration
