Plitvica National Park

At Plitvica National Park sixteen lakes are connected by thousands of little, hundreds of medium, and dozens of large waterfalls, over four or five miles.

We arrived at 9:00 AM in heavy rain, then rode in a very large set of trailers, pulled by a huge tractor, several miles up a twisty road, to the highest lake. Literature with pictures and labels show a selection of ways to see many different sights. But in the rain, it’s difficult to see the signs, and almost impossible to read the maps.

The four foot wide wooden pathways meander over lakes, under waterfalls, through the Plitvica forest, up and down some steep ramps and stair steps, and most of the time the slippery wooden walkway had no hand rail, and that was a major inconvenience when we met others with their open umbrellas. It’s very beautiful, but so frustrating and almost dangerous, so when we arrived back to our starting point (where we were to take a boat ride to the other half of the park) we decided to forget it for this year.

We have seen enough to know this must be one of the world’s more beautiful natural sights, but we will just look at the pictures for now. The rain is just too much, and the walkways are dangerous. Next time we must see more.