Let me create a scene in your mind:
First, get a non-stop techno beat going in the background of you mind. It varies based on the time of day, but never fully ceases. You should be so accustomed to this beat that if ever by chance there is complete silence you feel suddenly uneasy, and must rush back to the safety of paradise beach.
Next, clutter the scene with tanned/burned beach-goers. If it's early in the day (aka, noon-4) they will be lazing on the beach, wearing some variable level of clothing trying to tan off the hangover from the night before. Later in the afternoon, they will migrate to the bars (that are directly on the beach of course) and proceed to party, get drunk, and dance on the bars. I have never seen such a cool beach party vibe, everyone was having a great time moving to the beat, enjoying the late afternoon sun! The highlight of the party will either be the gang of big-spender guys buying bottle after bottle of champagne for their girls of the day, or the elephant-thong clad dj dancing at the center of attention.
In the early night, the beach will be deserted except for a few party-goers trying to predrink for the bar. Everyone else will be at home resting and getting dolled up for the clubs, which get going around 1. On our last night there we went to a foam party, haha, it was sweet! And nicely complemented by the dip in the club swimming pool right after.
Depending on what club you are at, things will end sometime in the morning. We went to a party at Cavo Paradisio, which is a super popular afterhours club near paradise beach. The location is awesome, the big openair venue overlooks the sea, and there are various areas to dance and lounge and you watch the sun rise. Things ended around 7-8am, and we wandered back down the road for some breakfast, and to crash in our beach hut.
Oh ya, the beach huts. They deserve their own paragraph. We decided to stay right on paradise beach where all the action is. You can rent beach huts for only 12 euro a night, and that buys you a little canvas-covered wooden frame with a couple beds. It was actually really sweet, despite the supre ghettoness of it. If only we could split the cost of rent with all the various insects sharing the tent with us. Our first day we invested in a fan, which was the best idea ever, since it kept the stifelling morning heat to a minimum, and we were even able to sell it on our last day (had somewhat of an auction at dinner, haha). The shared bathrooms and showers were pretty decent, and it was only a minute away from the beach and all the main partying!
One of the most interesting stories was on our way to Cavo Paradiso...we're walking down a dark dirt road, and pass a guy saying weird things on the street. Adrienn and I turn on our defensive skills and walk quickly past, but Evan, being a less dangered tall threatening guy, stops to ask the guy if he is ok. Turns out it's an American military guy who was drunk, and had cut his foot and needed some assistance. We help him to the bar, where the bouncers are jerks and won't even give us basic medical supplies to clean off the guy's foot. A few drinks and military secrets later, we make do with some gauze and tape from the nearby resturant. Trig (the guy) is doing a lot better, and we don't see much of him for the rest of the night.
Fast forward to the next day. We're at the foam party, and I notice a familiar looking guy (actually, I recognized his sandals). We ask him if he hurt his foot the night before...and it's the same guy! He's totally greatful for our help, which he called the appearance of gaurdian angels, haha. We met his friends and partied with them a bunch.
So that was Mykonos, our days filled with beaching, partying, and more partying (though Evan actually made it to the ancient island of Delos one day, kudos dude). It was an awesome way to wind up the trip for me, and we met lots of fun people. The trip home after that wasn't too eventful... we all took a ferry back to Athens and then I bid farewell too Adrienn and Evan and they continued on to Turkey. I flew to Berlin, and after a nice, familiar sleep in the Berlin airport, returned back to Switzerland!
This trip was the best possible way I could wrap up my year in Europe. I had such a great time, and can't wait to see the pics from Adrienn and Evan's camera, which I will post some of.
Jacqui :)
P.S. Our final day in Santorini we ended up getting quads instead of scooters, based on some drivers licence difficulties. Was a wicked time though, we cruised all over the island and explored all the corners and peaks, it was a thrill! And I still named mine Sasha ;)
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Greetings from Sunny Santorini
We're on the Greek islands! Santorini to be more specific, it's a 10ish hour ferry ride away from Athens, down south right before crete. The island is beautiful, it was created by a series of volcanos, so there is a big ridge surrounding the crecent-shaped, sea-filled creator. We managed to find a 3-person apartment (Evan is with us now!) for pretty cheap, and it has a kitchen and everything...and no bug infestations! It's super sunny and hot here, and we have been taking full advantage. Yesterday, after arriving on the overnight ferry (slept outside on the deck, pretty nice actually!) we hit the beach for the whole day. Well, Evan decided to hike up a mountain, but Adrienn and I opted for lazyness instead :) Because of the volcano, the beach is all black sand, well, more like little pebbles. It's awsome! They are small enough to be comfertable, but not sooooo sandish-small that they get everywhere. Not to far away from the beach there are some rocks that you can swim to, they are perfect for laying out on because the wind helps with the otherwise unbearable heat. And what a wind! The swim was pretty nuts, waves crashing into my face, ewwww salllllttttty.
Today we took a boat tour around the inside of the calandra, starting with over to the volcano. We walked up the still semi-active volcano, you can even see steam coming out from the ground (but the pamphlet insured that they would have a warning before it erupts again, haha). Next we jumped off the boat into a part of the ocean warmed by the sulfur from the volcano. It was nice and warm, but the water was pretty orangy-sulfury, not super clear like the rest of the island. We went to another island that was part of the original calandra rim, and walked up the ridge and had lunch. Actually, Evan and Adreinn rode donkeys up! Hehe. I figured my allergies might not approve of that, so I opted for walking instead. Our final boat stop was another town on the mainland, where we walked up the cliff, again. It was so hot by the top that we just collapsed on a bench in the shade and had a nap, haha, it was just what I needed. Now we're just killing time before going for dinner and watching the beautiful sunset!
Greece just continues to be amazing every day. Athens was way cooler than I expected (everyone has said it's a bit of a hole). Our first night there we walked up near the Parthenon and sat on some rocks overlooking the city. It was so beautiful, especially seeing the Parthenon all lit up! I signed up for a day tour, which was about 6 hours and covered all the main sights in Athens, and there are sure a lot of them! It was a walking-intensive day, in the heat, but pretty sweet. The acropolis was quite impressive, but I think it looks better from afar. It was cool hearing about some of the history of the city though, so the tour was really good. Afterwards I headed straight for the National Archiological Museum, where there are artifacts from all over the country held. It was just amazing, some of the scluptures are really impressive. I stayed there until my energy gave out, and then went back to the hostel for a much needed shower. I met up with the others (we all had different Athens days) and we went out for dinner with a nice view of the Acropolis.
Monday morning we had planned to wake up early to visit Delphi (3 hours away), but unfortunatly overslept. We rushed super-fast to the bus station, but missed our bus by like a minute (sure, the ONE time a bus in Greece leaves on time!). Instead we just caught a later bus, and still had enough time to visit the site and return to Athens for our night ferry. Delphi was really cool, one of the best preserved stadiums in Greece and some beautiful temples (aka, ruins of).
We have one more day in Santorini, and the current plan is to rent scooters! I'm going to name mine Sasha, and nothing makes me happier than riding her through puddles after it rains.
I'm home in a week! I can't believe it. It will be sad to leave Europe, especially with how awesome this last trip is, but I also look forwards to seeing everyone! And wearing fully clean clothes! And sleep in my real bed!
Well, I have no idea when my internet time runs out. We're at the EasyJet Internet Cafe, and you pre-purchase time for 3 euro, but there is no guarentee about how long it lasts. Typical EasyJet, hahahaha...
Over and out
Jacqui :)
Today we took a boat tour around the inside of the calandra, starting with over to the volcano. We walked up the still semi-active volcano, you can even see steam coming out from the ground (but the pamphlet insured that they would have a warning before it erupts again, haha). Next we jumped off the boat into a part of the ocean warmed by the sulfur from the volcano. It was nice and warm, but the water was pretty orangy-sulfury, not super clear like the rest of the island. We went to another island that was part of the original calandra rim, and walked up the ridge and had lunch. Actually, Evan and Adreinn rode donkeys up! Hehe. I figured my allergies might not approve of that, so I opted for walking instead. Our final boat stop was another town on the mainland, where we walked up the cliff, again. It was so hot by the top that we just collapsed on a bench in the shade and had a nap, haha, it was just what I needed. Now we're just killing time before going for dinner and watching the beautiful sunset!
Greece just continues to be amazing every day. Athens was way cooler than I expected (everyone has said it's a bit of a hole). Our first night there we walked up near the Parthenon and sat on some rocks overlooking the city. It was so beautiful, especially seeing the Parthenon all lit up! I signed up for a day tour, which was about 6 hours and covered all the main sights in Athens, and there are sure a lot of them! It was a walking-intensive day, in the heat, but pretty sweet. The acropolis was quite impressive, but I think it looks better from afar. It was cool hearing about some of the history of the city though, so the tour was really good. Afterwards I headed straight for the National Archiological Museum, where there are artifacts from all over the country held. It was just amazing, some of the scluptures are really impressive. I stayed there until my energy gave out, and then went back to the hostel for a much needed shower. I met up with the others (we all had different Athens days) and we went out for dinner with a nice view of the Acropolis.
Monday morning we had planned to wake up early to visit Delphi (3 hours away), but unfortunatly overslept. We rushed super-fast to the bus station, but missed our bus by like a minute (sure, the ONE time a bus in Greece leaves on time!). Instead we just caught a later bus, and still had enough time to visit the site and return to Athens for our night ferry. Delphi was really cool, one of the best preserved stadiums in Greece and some beautiful temples (aka, ruins of).
We have one more day in Santorini, and the current plan is to rent scooters! I'm going to name mine Sasha, and nothing makes me happier than riding her through puddles after it rains.
I'm home in a week! I can't believe it. It will be sad to leave Europe, especially with how awesome this last trip is, but I also look forwards to seeing everyone! And wearing fully clean clothes! And sleep in my real bed!
Well, I have no idea when my internet time runs out. We're at the EasyJet Internet Cafe, and you pre-purchase time for 3 euro, but there is no guarentee about how long it lasts. Typical EasyJet, hahahaha...
Over and out
Jacqui :)
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Greece - the new Italy
The title of this post comes from the inefficient Greek transportation system. Adrienn and I were discussing if it is actually worse than Italy... In Greece it's hard to find out information, but that also means you are not finding out incorrect information (as in Italy)... cept sometimes you are. Who knows...
Anyways, onto more important matters, as I try to finish this post in the 7 min I have remaining on my internet purchase.
Currently in Athens, just arrived tonight and we are finally staying in a decent hostel, with no bug infestation of any kind... so far. Tomorrow we will check out the city, maybe on a walking tour, that will be a hardcore day of trying to see all the sights in on day! Evan also arrives tonight, so we will meet up with him in a few hours, and he will join us on the rest of our travels (Delphi and the Greek Islands).
We just came from 3 days in the town of Napflio. That is probably spelt wrong... It was the first time on our travels that we have stayed in the same place for more than one night, and it was really nice to finally settle a bit. The town was a good place to base ourselves to see some nearby sights: we saw the ancient ruins of Mycene and Ephidoros (once again, spelling, sigh...), and also spend a day in Napflio seeing the big fortress up on the hill and doing some quality beaching (sometimes you just have to relax a bit!). Mycene is your typical ruins, but one cool thing was some tombs that were shaped in such a way that if you stand in the center and make a small noise, the sound echos back to you way louder than the original sound! There was a similar effect at the theater at Ephidoros, it's acoustically designed so that standing on the stage projects your voice to the whole theater. Personally, I thought the tomb was cooler for that (despite how much Ephidoros is advertised), but the theater was still very impressive to see.
Prior to that we spent some time in a small town on the the west coast of a southern peninsula of the Peloponese. It was a really small place, but nice to get away from the hustle bustle a bit.
We also spent a night in Sparta, which was a cool city, despite what I have heard. We chilled out in a cafe and played backgammeon, haha, Adrienn taught me the game, it was fun. The next morning we took the bus to Mystreas, a big fortress on a hill (that was a long walk up in the sun!). It is not as ancient as some of the other things we have seen, so there was a lot intact.
A bit about greek food: WOW. We have eaten out a few nights and had some amazing things. The yougurt here is crazy, really thick and rich. A true test for a seasoned yogurt-lover as myself...I think I have finally met my match. Baklava is awesome too...so gooey and sweet, mmmmm.
Well, I failed the quick blog posting, and had to buy internet time. Oh well, I do what I have to to keep my faithful blog fans with their semi-weekly fix, hahaha.
Jacqui :)
Anyways, onto more important matters, as I try to finish this post in the 7 min I have remaining on my internet purchase.
Currently in Athens, just arrived tonight and we are finally staying in a decent hostel, with no bug infestation of any kind... so far. Tomorrow we will check out the city, maybe on a walking tour, that will be a hardcore day of trying to see all the sights in on day! Evan also arrives tonight, so we will meet up with him in a few hours, and he will join us on the rest of our travels (Delphi and the Greek Islands).
We just came from 3 days in the town of Napflio. That is probably spelt wrong... It was the first time on our travels that we have stayed in the same place for more than one night, and it was really nice to finally settle a bit. The town was a good place to base ourselves to see some nearby sights: we saw the ancient ruins of Mycene and Ephidoros (once again, spelling, sigh...), and also spend a day in Napflio seeing the big fortress up on the hill and doing some quality beaching (sometimes you just have to relax a bit!). Mycene is your typical ruins, but one cool thing was some tombs that were shaped in such a way that if you stand in the center and make a small noise, the sound echos back to you way louder than the original sound! There was a similar effect at the theater at Ephidoros, it's acoustically designed so that standing on the stage projects your voice to the whole theater. Personally, I thought the tomb was cooler for that (despite how much Ephidoros is advertised), but the theater was still very impressive to see.
Prior to that we spent some time in a small town on the the west coast of a southern peninsula of the Peloponese. It was a really small place, but nice to get away from the hustle bustle a bit.
We also spent a night in Sparta, which was a cool city, despite what I have heard. We chilled out in a cafe and played backgammeon, haha, Adrienn taught me the game, it was fun. The next morning we took the bus to Mystreas, a big fortress on a hill (that was a long walk up in the sun!). It is not as ancient as some of the other things we have seen, so there was a lot intact.
A bit about greek food: WOW. We have eaten out a few nights and had some amazing things. The yougurt here is crazy, really thick and rich. A true test for a seasoned yogurt-lover as myself...I think I have finally met my match. Baklava is awesome too...so gooey and sweet, mmmmm.
Well, I failed the quick blog posting, and had to buy internet time. Oh well, I do what I have to to keep my faithful blog fans with their semi-weekly fix, hahaha.
Jacqui :)
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Croatia to Greece - a tale of 2 ferries
This is Jacqui, reporting liiiiive from Olympia!
Ok, sorry, my crazyness on this post can be mostly blamed on the loud super cheesy dance remix music being played by the internet cafe I'm in. Ice, ice baby....I love it of course, haha.
I've been waiting to visit Greece ever since grade 6, when we learned about the gods, Trojan war, etc. Then taking a Greek mythologyy class in 1st year only fueled my excitement! And now I'm finally here!
Let me back track a bit...last I posted, we were waiting to take the bus to Dubrovnik in Croatia. The bus was uneventful, one of the non-occuring events being sleep, haha. We arrived super early and trekked around searching for the hostel...finally we found it, and a few meters away we were intercepted by Mama Maria an older, very sweet Croatian woman. She convinced us to stay in her private accomidation, boasting a better breakfast and cheaper prices. It ended up being a good decision, though, the room wasn't that great. She ended up doing our laundry for us somehow, haha, and helped us cook dinner in her kitchen. It was like visiting some distant relative, haha, I'm glad we stayed with her.
Dubrovnik was very interesting, the whole old town is surrounded by high walls to protect it from attack. We spent most of the afternoon walking around the walls, which give an amazign view of the city. It ended off with having a beer with some guys from Vancouver at a cafe right below the walls by the sea. That night we went out and partied with a crew on a kontiki tour, they provided some good drunk entertainment, haha. I can only imagine that this is what the praktikants seem like to other travellers, hahaha.
The next day we took a ferry to Bari, Italy. It took most of the afternoon, which was nice because we got some good sunbathing in on the ferry deck. Unfortuantly, I was a bit hasty in applying sunscreen, and missed some spots, resulting in a bit of a burn. It's already fading into a tan though, so yay. Man, I'm gonna be so tanned when I get back to Calgary! Mwah ha ha...
After an uneventful night and day in Bari, we boarded the 17 hour, overnight ferry to Patras, Greece. Of course, we are too cheap to get anything better than on deck, so the first task upon boarding was to find an awesome sleeping corner. We scored some couches, and claimed them with our sleeping bags, and then spent the evening reading, and playing cards. We had a awesome picnic dinner of tuna and veggies, and even classes it up with a bottle of wine! The waiter befriended us, and gave us a free shot and offered to share another bottle of wine with us, haha. He was nice, but early into the night he got busted by his boss, who yelled at him to go to bed, so we were left alone, haha.
The next morning we awoke from our semi-comfertable couch sleep and quickly (we arrived earlier than we thought!) packed up our bags and stepped into Greece! We wanted to make it to Olympia that day, so after a few bus rides we were ready to check out Ancient Olympia. The ruins were awesome, though, most of everything got destroyed in an earthquake. It still is amazing how much is still visable, and how they let you just walk right around in everything! We raced on the sprinting track, and wandered amidst the temples of Hera and Zeus. Many statues were preserved in the nearby museum, so we saw some of the sculptures from the site, they were really cool.
It was an exciting, yet exhausting day, and I am happy to finally be showered and clean. Tonight we stay in Olympia, and tomorow we're heading to the southern coast for some beaching (I'll be more careful with the sunscreen this time!)
Cheers,
Jacqui :)
Ok, sorry, my crazyness on this post can be mostly blamed on the loud super cheesy dance remix music being played by the internet cafe I'm in. Ice, ice baby....I love it of course, haha.
I've been waiting to visit Greece ever since grade 6, when we learned about the gods, Trojan war, etc. Then taking a Greek mythologyy class in 1st year only fueled my excitement! And now I'm finally here!
Let me back track a bit...last I posted, we were waiting to take the bus to Dubrovnik in Croatia. The bus was uneventful, one of the non-occuring events being sleep, haha. We arrived super early and trekked around searching for the hostel...finally we found it, and a few meters away we were intercepted by Mama Maria an older, very sweet Croatian woman. She convinced us to stay in her private accomidation, boasting a better breakfast and cheaper prices. It ended up being a good decision, though, the room wasn't that great. She ended up doing our laundry for us somehow, haha, and helped us cook dinner in her kitchen. It was like visiting some distant relative, haha, I'm glad we stayed with her.
Dubrovnik was very interesting, the whole old town is surrounded by high walls to protect it from attack. We spent most of the afternoon walking around the walls, which give an amazign view of the city. It ended off with having a beer with some guys from Vancouver at a cafe right below the walls by the sea. That night we went out and partied with a crew on a kontiki tour, they provided some good drunk entertainment, haha. I can only imagine that this is what the praktikants seem like to other travellers, hahaha.
The next day we took a ferry to Bari, Italy. It took most of the afternoon, which was nice because we got some good sunbathing in on the ferry deck. Unfortuantly, I was a bit hasty in applying sunscreen, and missed some spots, resulting in a bit of a burn. It's already fading into a tan though, so yay. Man, I'm gonna be so tanned when I get back to Calgary! Mwah ha ha...
After an uneventful night and day in Bari, we boarded the 17 hour, overnight ferry to Patras, Greece. Of course, we are too cheap to get anything better than on deck, so the first task upon boarding was to find an awesome sleeping corner. We scored some couches, and claimed them with our sleeping bags, and then spent the evening reading, and playing cards. We had a awesome picnic dinner of tuna and veggies, and even classes it up with a bottle of wine! The waiter befriended us, and gave us a free shot and offered to share another bottle of wine with us, haha. He was nice, but early into the night he got busted by his boss, who yelled at him to go to bed, so we were left alone, haha.
The next morning we awoke from our semi-comfertable couch sleep and quickly (we arrived earlier than we thought!) packed up our bags and stepped into Greece! We wanted to make it to Olympia that day, so after a few bus rides we were ready to check out Ancient Olympia. The ruins were awesome, though, most of everything got destroyed in an earthquake. It still is amazing how much is still visable, and how they let you just walk right around in everything! We raced on the sprinting track, and wandered amidst the temples of Hera and Zeus. Many statues were preserved in the nearby museum, so we saw some of the sculptures from the site, they were really cool.
It was an exciting, yet exhausting day, and I am happy to finally be showered and clean. Tonight we stay in Olympia, and tomorow we're heading to the southern coast for some beaching (I'll be more careful with the sunscreen this time!)
Cheers,
Jacqui :)
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Croatia #2 - killing time in Sievnik
I'm currently chilling in an internet cafe in Sievnik, waiting around until midnight for our bus to Dubrovnik. Today was fun, we went to the Krka National Park, and saw more waterfalls! It was a bit chilly, so we didn't take the oppurtunity to swim, but we walked around the park a bit and I did some drawing. Once again, public drawing led to people watching what I was doing...why do people assume that if you're drawing in public you must be really talented and worth watching? Haha...
The last few days we have been hanging around near Split. We checked out the city, which ended up being exciting because there was a huge rainstorm! There was also some crazy weather on the island of Hvar, we awoke one morning to a thundering hail storm! It was pretty exciting, and cleared up quickly so that was nice too. We spent one really nice sunny day on Hvar, walked up to the fortress and then relaxed on the beach all afternoon. In the evening we actually splurged and had dinner in a resturant (as opposed to the grocery store / swiss army knife experience of most nights), and then went to a couple bars. We met 2 American guys and hung out with them, and drank some wine near the harbour.
Tonight we are heading to Dubrovnik, and will arrive there at 5:45 am, eep! After a day or 2 there we're moving on to Greece!
Jacqui :)
The last few days we have been hanging around near Split. We checked out the city, which ended up being exciting because there was a huge rainstorm! There was also some crazy weather on the island of Hvar, we awoke one morning to a thundering hail storm! It was pretty exciting, and cleared up quickly so that was nice too. We spent one really nice sunny day on Hvar, walked up to the fortress and then relaxed on the beach all afternoon. In the evening we actually splurged and had dinner in a resturant (as opposed to the grocery store / swiss army knife experience of most nights), and then went to a couple bars. We met 2 American guys and hung out with them, and drank some wine near the harbour.
Tonight we are heading to Dubrovnik, and will arrive there at 5:45 am, eep! After a day or 2 there we're moving on to Greece!
Jacqui :)
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Croatia - post #1
Hello from Croatia!
Adrienn and I arrived off the night train in Zagreb on June 2. We were one day behind schedule after a time mix-up resulting in us missing our train on May 31, oops! It worked out alright though, and we had time to sort out a few more things before taking the train the net day.
We're in Zadar right now, the layout of the city is really cool, I like how the old town is all out on a little peninsula. We had a nice picnic lunch on the accordion steps, and spent a good while pondering how they work, and wondering if the sound is actually acoustically produced from the waves. Might have to hit up Wikipedia.
This morning I had a pleasant suprise of discovering that my backpack was infested with ants. This may have been related to a pesto leak that occurred the day before, haha, it was actually kind of nice to have the smell of pesto following me around though. Adrienn helped me rid my stuff of the ant plague, and I gave everything a good clean and repacked all my food in bags, haha.
We went to the waterfall park yesterday, wowwwwwwwww!!!! It was totally thrilling to stand under the huge one, especially since we thought we had already seen the largest one until we turned the final corner. The mist was spraying down all over us, it was cool. Unfortunately, the experience of the park was somewhat hindered by the fact that is was pouring rain and we were soaked. On the way up, the bus driver told us there was a marathon so he had to drop us off down the road. We trekked through the rain through puddles with all our gear to the entrance, and were wet up to our thighs already. Really, there would have been no hope unless we had rain boots, instead of small sneakers, oh well. It was still a nice walk, but we ended up only doing the lower falls since by the end we were freezing.
Tonight we are headed to Split, where we plan to spend a few days and check out some of the surrounding area and islands. I'll try to post again soon!
Jacqui :)
Adrienn and I arrived off the night train in Zagreb on June 2. We were one day behind schedule after a time mix-up resulting in us missing our train on May 31, oops! It worked out alright though, and we had time to sort out a few more things before taking the train the net day.
We're in Zadar right now, the layout of the city is really cool, I like how the old town is all out on a little peninsula. We had a nice picnic lunch on the accordion steps, and spent a good while pondering how they work, and wondering if the sound is actually acoustically produced from the waves. Might have to hit up Wikipedia.
This morning I had a pleasant suprise of discovering that my backpack was infested with ants. This may have been related to a pesto leak that occurred the day before, haha, it was actually kind of nice to have the smell of pesto following me around though. Adrienn helped me rid my stuff of the ant plague, and I gave everything a good clean and repacked all my food in bags, haha.
We went to the waterfall park yesterday, wowwwwwwwww!!!! It was totally thrilling to stand under the huge one, especially since we thought we had already seen the largest one until we turned the final corner. The mist was spraying down all over us, it was cool. Unfortunately, the experience of the park was somewhat hindered by the fact that is was pouring rain and we were soaked. On the way up, the bus driver told us there was a marathon so he had to drop us off down the road. We trekked through the rain through puddles with all our gear to the entrance, and were wet up to our thighs already. Really, there would have been no hope unless we had rain boots, instead of small sneakers, oh well. It was still a nice walk, but we ended up only doing the lower falls since by the end we were freezing.
Tonight we are headed to Split, where we plan to spend a few days and check out some of the surrounding area and islands. I'll try to post again soon!
Jacqui :)
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