Europe

After staying the night at a little place called Posedarje we headed to the Paklenica National Park which is in the Velebit Mountains. We did a 5km walk including a steep climb to a lookout. Was a good workout & the scenery was so different to our National Parks. Then had swim at beach to cool off before heading inland 2 hrs to our accommodation, near the Plitvice Lakes (tomorrow's adventure). We went over the Velebit mountain which included a 5.5km tunnel, very impressive.Read more

We arrive in Dubai about midnight as our flight was delayed. Next morning we ventured out briefly late morning to check out the temperature but nothing could really prepare us for the 40 degrees & humidity. After reassessing we decided to brave the beach. It had to be done🙂. The water was about 30 degrees so was like a bath so not very cooling but there was a breeze & a few waves. After a quick dry off (no lying on the beach here!) we caught the bus back to the hotel. They even have air-conditioning in the bus stops here🤣. About 4pm we heading to the Dubai Mall, hard to explain the opulence & how everything is over the top. 1200 shops & every possible brand. Very expensive but interesting to browse. The light/fountain show was pretty cool. We spent 5 hours here, not quite sure where that time went!Read more