It was quite a surprise to come upon this lone piper, all alone in a field, playing his bagpipe!
We hiked through beech and black pine forests climbing about 2000 feet.
Much of the hike was over rocky paths, with uneven surfaces. There were several spots along the way that had fresh spring water for us to refill our water bottles. We didn’t see a lot of wildlife, even though there were signs posted which told of the different animals in the area. The viper was one thing we did see! It was crossing the path as we were hiking. He wasn’t very big, thank goodness!
After hiking four miles we had lunch at Ramica Dvori, a rustic stone guesthouse with beautiful mountain views of this stunning Croatian national park.
Our host, Marijo, was welcoming and attentive. He prepared a delicious hearty meal of lamb and vegetables cooked slowly in the traditional way on a wood fire 'under the bell.' It was fantastic -one of the best meals we had.
In addition to being a great cook, Marijo made a pine alcohol. It reminded us of grain alcohol – strong enough to take paint off! One sip was MORE than enough. He did have a great walnut liqueur of which I bought a small bottle.
After our meal, Marijo brought out his accordion and entertained us with music and song. Our little group had a hard time coming up with a “traditional” American song with which we could reciprocate.
All too soon, we bid our farewell to Marijo and started our trek down the mountain completing our eight mile hike.
We returned to our hotel on the beach in Novigrad for our one more night.We enjoyed a quick swim in the Adriatic to cool down before dinner then were treated to a beautiful sunset from the hotel terrace.
We returned to our hotel on the beach in Novigrad for our one more night.We enjoyed a quick swim in the Adriatic to cool down before dinner then were treated to a beautiful sunset from the hotel terrace.
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