Despite being nearly thwarted by a herd of drunk Australians that commandeered one of our kayaks and attempted to row out to the middle of the Stari Grad Bay without a paddle at 3am, capsizing and swamping the boat, we are again on our way.
Melody Shah
The name of Sati’s boat “Like Waves”Alas, the days flow by like waves and do not return.
Making the Most Out of Being Stuck
We’ll Make It, I Swear
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Tuna Farm
We passed by a tuna farm at feeding time and were lucky enough to chat with a man who tends about 20 enclosures each with about 5,000 fish. The fish were madly snatching at the food as he flung it in.
Skimming Along
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Sweetness of Slovenians
Today, we made a significant crossing of 8km and then made our way around the tip of the island of Ugljan. Where we landed, a Slovenian family was packing up to hear back to their camp across the island. We shared stories and they left. A while later, as we sat in our camp chairs sipping wine, they returned with cake and watermelon!
So Many Lakes: An Attempt to Swim in Them All
The number of high quality swimmable lakes is astounding.
Jumping rocks over deep, clear water and clean sand shores dropping quickly to open depths are appearing all around us.
We try to jump in them all, but we are only two humans on a mission with a slightly flexible schedule. Return trips to some of these areas may be necessary.
Snow Tongue Pass
The toughest High Route passes have some combination of 1. extremely steep slope angle, 2. loose earth, and 3. unstable, huge or endless, disheartening stretches of talus. Snow Tongue Pass scores a solid hat trick and looking down from the top took my breath away.
Lovely Marion Lake
Roper does not mince words in his descriptions of the challenges on the High Route. So, we knew that the descent to Marion Lake was going to be interesting. At first view the lake seems to be nestled below a sheer drop off.
100 Sierra Club members from the Bay Area made the descent with pack animals for an outing in the 1930s!