(This is a delayed post for September 29)
Today I went on a boat tour to Kornati Islands National Park. By itself the boat tour would have been pretty boring, as it is mostly being on a boat for many hours and seeing islands from afar. We had two opportunities to get off the boat – one to a very nice beach and the other to a fishermen town. It was OK. I used the beach stop for a short hike to the island’s top spot and walked around the fishermen town as well.
What made today good was meeting 4 cool Belgians (3 guys and a girl) who were a group. After that I met another Belgian guy, who hitch-hiked with me later on and another Irish woman. The latter two are travelling by public transport and hitch-hiking, looking for cheap places to stay for nights. I admire that kind of travelling and don’t think I can ever do it myself – I need my privacy at the end of the day to reset and don’t think I can get it at a hostel or on somebody else’s couch.
The group of four Belgians were really cool and most of the time I spent hanging out with them on the boat. I came to Zadar to see some people and got more than I bargained for. Meeting these people made my day.
Later on I drove near Krka (let’s hear you pronounce that!) National Park, which I’ll visit tomorrow. Again I have an entire apartment for myself at the same price I got a bed in Zadar yesterday. That’s what you get when you travel off season.
My trip is nearing its end and the original plan was to drive to Dubrovnik and spend there 2 non-driving days. However, I’ve been told that Dubrovnik might not be the right place to stay more than a day, so I might reconsider this plan and stop somewhere along the way.