Our second day in Croatia was pretty relaxed. While we were planning our day the previous night we realized the two places we wanted to visit were a 2 hour drive from our hotel. Since we had driven so much the first day and were driving to Slovenia the next day, we decided to skip them and just take it easy. We slept in until about 7:45, when Connor woke us up.
The outside of our cute hotel. The owners lived on the first two floors and we {along with two other families} stayed on the third floor. Our apartment was spacious and included a private kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, and bedroom. Way bigger than we needed, but the price was really good.
After getting ready we ate breakfast at the same restaurant we had
dinner at the previous night. We asked our waitress what she recommended for us to see in the area and she mentioned a town not far from where we
were staying named Slunj. We had to get more Kuna, so we visited that town right after breakfast. There was a playground in the center that Connor played on, an old church, a supermarket, and a few other shops.
After grabbing random snacks at the supermarket in Slunj {wafers, chips, a yogurt smoothie, and water} and stopping by our hotel so I could change my clothes, we headed to Nova Krslja to see the Caves of Barac. This is just one of over 8,000 caves found throughout Croatia. There are so many because Croatia is mainly covered in karst.
Our little leader.
Patiently waiting for the tour to start.
It was so pretty and green on the walk up to the cave.
There are three caves total, but we were only allowed to go into one of them.
Sweater for Connor: Check!
Head protection: Check!
Happy boys: Check!
The entrance to the Upper Cave {the one we visited}.
It was a little less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit inside the cave, so we made sure to bring out jackets.
This was the end of our tour. Our guide told us to be really quiet and he turned the lights off so we could see how quiet and dark the cave really was.
Connor made a friend on the way down. All the ladies thought he was so cute!
After visiting Barac Cave, we stopped by an outdoor restaurant and bought two ginormous hamburgers and a plate of fries to share. We were really tired after eating, so we went back to the hotel and took an hour nap before going back out to explore.
It was huge {and so, so messy}!
Our final stop for the day was Rastoke. It was only an exit past Slunj and we would have visited it in the morning if we knew it existed. Our tour guide from the caves recommended it, so we wanted to check it out. We are so glad we did because there were waterfalls, water to swim in, and a cute little town to explore.
Connor was begging us to swim, so Aaron got in with him.
Catching minnows.
Now all Connor talks about is how he wants "a baby fish."
Before going back to our hotel, we ate dinner at Restoran Petro. It was surrounded by water, so we had the relaxing sound of water to listen to as we ate.
There were fish surrounding us, so Connor was content. And check out those cute little toes!
Our dinner was so yummy! Aaron had grilled rump steak with mixed veggies and I had roasted suckling pug with potatoes.
XOXO,
Jenn
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