Ooofta. Due to the schedule of the ferries, our morning departure is at 5:30 am to head back to the mainland of Croatia, which meant around a 4 am wake up. There was a group of wild boar on the road during our drive to the ferry port, and they were smaller than I'd always imagined what a wild board would look like. All three of us passed out on the ferry ride to get some more sleep, and only woke up with just enough time to get an espresso on the boat before we departed.

Our tour guide who showed us around Split mentioned this magic pastry that is sold at the farmers market so we went in search of that but since we didn't write down the name of the pastry or get specific directions, it was a bit of a fail of finding that specific one. It was cool to walk around their daily market, however, and we did end up with some tasty breakfast and had delicious coffee at a Croatian local coffee shop.

The main itinerary of today was to visit Krka National Park, a famous national park within Croatia due to its large waterfalls. The park was divided into three parts:

• Pt 1: There was this wonderfully designed wooden walk way that led through the river/lake area and ended up in a large waterfall. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

• Pt 2: We drove about 40 minutes north to the next section which featured another waterfall (although we couldn't find it) and a Neolithic Cave where ancient man lived. The hike up to the cave featured 570 stairs (they told us, we didn't count) so it was a bit of climb.. But totally worth it!

• Pt 3: Another 40 minute drive us took to the final section of the park, which essentially follows the Krka river. This section included the largest waterfall on the river and a few ancient Roman ruins. The waterfall was huge and beautiful, but it began to rain as we approached so our visit was quick.

After all of this hiking, we were starving and the national park people recommended an "wonderful" local restaurant for lunch where upon arriving and asking for a menu, the waiter in broken English said, "Here's our menu: lamb or pig?". Well, that is easy. We ordered a bit of both and asked for a salad that turned out to be just tomatoes and cucumber. Classic! The meat was good but it paled to the lamb we'd ate the prior night as part of our peka dish.

We'd be staying at another Croatian coastal town, Zadar, and our Airbnb featured a beautiful view of the old town section of the city. Our dinner was tasty, and for me was gnocci w/ sea bass which we had a debate on how to actually pronounce "gnocci".

The old town of Zadar was beautiful at night, but the main features of the town were two modern art exhibits. The first, called The Greeting to the Sun, features a light exhibit/show on the ground and is powered by the sun through solar panels on the concrete. The lights change colors and dance around the ground. The second, a sea organ, is built into the side of the steps where the sea meets the concrete. Water from the waves enters holes in the concrete and create music like an organ and it hauntingly beautiful, especially at night.