{"id":1413,"date":"2017-04-11T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T22:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/62ndbristol.co.uk\/?page_id=1413"},"modified":"2017-04-11T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T22:23:19","slug":"1413-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/62ndbristol.co.uk\/index.php\/croatia-2010\/1413-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia 2010 Plitvice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tailor-element tailor-section tailor-58ed579e79a49\">\n<div class=\"tailor-section__content\">\n<div  class=\"tailor-element tailor-content tailor-58ed579e79a50\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong>Croatia 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Plitvice National Park<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">I&#8217;m not quite sure what I enjoyed most, the fact that Plitvice lakes &#8220;are recognized as an astonishing natural monument&#8221; and are an &#8220;experience of a lifetime&#8221; or the simple fact that most of the Scouts truly resented a 5 hour coach trip across Croatia to see &#8220;<em>a few waterfalls<\/em>&#8220;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>(The journey mind you was through several road tunnels one being 5km long, and massive coastal scenery and road architechture to impress Brunel himself. Not to mention the road into Plitvice with its war marked damaged buildings and mine fields to either side, a sobering site for anyone).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">As the day progressed, however, and the scenery continued relentlessly, even the most hardened Scout was starting to appreciate everything around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The end of the day, in what was probably one of our hottest days so far, was topped off with a sweaty land train ride back to our coach park. <em>The smell in that carriage was quite something.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">&#8230;I&#8217;m still having councilling and now have an obsession with smelling salts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">To finish on the main part of the day though, Plitvice, was indeed incredibly beautiful. Crystal clear lakes teeming with fish, waterfalls, wooden walkways&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>&#8230;just look at the photos; says it all.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice128.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice112.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice111ver1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice110.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice87.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice84.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice83.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice67.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice60.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice55.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice46.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice42.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice40.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice39.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice38.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice37.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice36.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice34.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice33.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice32.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice31.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice30.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice29.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice24.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice23.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice22.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice19.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Plitvice\/Croatia2010Plitvice3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0371.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0359.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0353.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0352.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0345.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0342.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0332.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0328.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0317.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0316.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0310.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0298.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0293.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0285.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i307.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn290\/mistergrant\/Croatia\/Underwater%20Plitvice\/DSCF0278.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatia 2010 \u00a0Plitvice National Park \u00a0I&#8217;m not quite sure what I enjoyed most, the fact that Plitvice lakes &#8220;are recognized as an astonishing natural monument&#8221; and are an &#8220;experience of a lifetime&#8221; or the simple fact that most of the Scouts truly resented a 5 hour coach trip across Croatia to see &#8220;a few waterfalls&#8220;. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/62ndbristol.co.uk\/index.php\/croatia-2010\/1413-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Croatia 2010 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