Day 8-10: Croatia Part 2

Ben arrived in the late evening. We spent a lot of time talking about our plans and comparing our cars. Ben's Nissan was modified pretty well. He had an auxiliary heating system and a second battery with 230V power output.

The next day, we had an extensive breakfast before entering the National Park. Plitvicer Lakes is a spectacular place. Small basins located next to each other are connected by countless waterfalls. The water is that clear that you can see the lake bottom in several meters depth.

At the end of our walk around, we talked with a South Korean tourist. Daesu is on a world trip too. He crossed Russia with the Trans-Siberian Railway and visited half Europe. We talked for a while, showed him our cars and planned to stay in contact.

We left Plitvicer Lakes heading for Zadar. On the way, we crossed Paklenica National Park. In this area, the Winnetou films have been produced. The landscape is breathtaking.

In Zadar, we had a couchsurfing opportunity at Brigitte and Markus. They are both German. Brigitte works as German teacher and Markus does his social year, working with Brigitte in the school. We had a great time with them and decided to stay two nights in Zadar.

The city was nice and authentic. All shops, bars and restaurants were open. Several ancient buildings and the sea organ make Zadar well worth visiting.

The sea organ: Pretty silent when the weather is good. I guess I need to come back once more :)

The university of Zadar

Markus, Ben and me (from the right to the left)

With the experience of Plitvicer Lakes in my mind, I was looking for some snow chains. Brigitte was very helpful and i got some within 24 hours. By accident, we figured out, that Ivan, the Spanish biker, planned to visit Brigitte too. And the circle was complete as Daesu contacted us for a ride to Split. We all met at the bus station.

Ivan, Ben, me and Daesu