{"id":1272,"date":"2013-09-08T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2013-09-08T17:03:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T16:03:54","slug":"sali-vodenjak-zadar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1272","title":{"rendered":"Sali &#8211; Vodenjak &#8211; Zadar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){   (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),   m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)   })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');   ga('create', 'UA-42922575-1', 'merrington.net');   ga('send', 'pageview');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>We left Sali after a beautiful dawn and we thought we would go to Iz. \u00a0No not Oz, IZ.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1274\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1389-640x427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1274\" alt=\"Sali - early morning light\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1389-640x427.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1389-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1389-640x427-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1389-640x427-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sali &#8211; early morning light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thought we might get a swim in on our way and we sailed into a beautiful uninhabited bay, called Vodenjak. \u00a0There are moorings, the water is so deep, but we can see the block of concrete and unchafed lines. Perfect. \u00a0We have lunch and a swim and we read about Iz, which sounds very nice but Vodenak is perfect at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few boats on moorings but many smaller boats are leaving, the perfect little bay is getting quieter and more wonderful by the minute. \u00a0A quick vote, Vodenjak &#8211; 3, Iz &#8211; 0.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1281\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5161-640x120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1281\" alt=\"Vodenjak\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5161-640x120.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5161-640x120.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5161-640x120-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5161-640x120-500x93.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vodenjak &#8211; photo by L. Sommerville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The water was clear. \u00a0The clarity was such that you could see sea cucumbers inching around on the bottom 4 metres down. \u00a0Lesley had brought some ingredients for Thai Green curry sauce, so we made a wonderful dinner and enjoyed the stars.<\/p>\n<p>The next morning, we motored over to Zadar, through the Prolaz Veliz Drela passage. \u00a0It was very calm and there was just a bit of current.<\/p>\n<p>We sailed into Zadar and we were met by the ferries going in and out and by the traditional ferry man of Zadar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1282\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5173-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1282\" alt=\"Traditional boat man of Zadar.  Photo by L. Sommerville\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5173-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5173-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5173-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/DSCF5173-640x480-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional boat man of Zadar. Photo by L. Sommerville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alex Crevar, in the NYTimes, has a great headliner, &#8220;After 2000 years, a Croatian Port Town Still Seduces&#8221; and he has some great facts. \u00a0There are Roman ruins, the main being a large area called the Forum and various columns throughout the town, \u00a0Zadar is home to the \u00a0oldest university in Southeast Europe &#8211; over 600 hundred years old.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the bit we enjoyed most was the Sea Organ and Salute to the Sun, both designed by Nikola Basic. \u00a0Wikipedia describes the Sea Organ, as an architectural object located in Zadar, which uses the sea waves entering tubes underneath the large marble steps creating a \u00a0musical instrument played by the wind and sea. \u00a0The music was sonorous and clearly made children happy. \u00a0Dogs weren&#8217;t as lucky, many dogs were clearly unhappy with some of the sounds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1276\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1496-640x425.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Greetings to the sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1496-640x425.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1496-640x425.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1496-640x425-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1496-640x425-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greetings to the sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While parents are happy to sit and stare off into a sunset, children aren&#8217;t always happy to be so still. \u00a0With Basic&#8217;s Greetings to the Sun, children and adults were interacting with the sunset and then dancing on the photovoltaic solar modules with no need to stop moving.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1277\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-640x427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1277\" alt=\"Greetings to the Sun\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-640x427.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-640x427-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-640x427-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greetings to the Sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More on Zadar tomorrow, Alex Crevar picked the right title, Zadar does still seduce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left Sali after a beautiful dawn and we thought we would go to Iz. \u00a0No not Oz, IZ. 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