Zadar, Croatia DAY 5

Day 5 of our vacation started in Zadar.  We slept in a bit and got a breakfast of pastries while taking in the old town.  Zadar's old town was nothing like the others with no outer wall or older buildings.  We parked ourselves by one of the historic churches and did a little people watching.

Beautiful waterfalls and crystal clear water

Mara loved swimming with Daddy

Next we explored a really unique church.  It was a hexagonal design with an upper story as well.  Mara immeaditily fell in love with it and kept running around calling it her new home :)  We made our way back to the sea wall and headed toward the organ again.  It was just as charming in the day as it was the night before.

Exploring the church in Zadar

To kill a little time before lunch I took Mara for train ride around the city.  There was a touristy little train that took us around old town and around the sea walls.  Mara loved it and I enjoyed getting to rest my feet a bit.  Lunch was at a local Italian place before we packed up and headed toward Split.

Train ride around Zadar

With Maddy on the boat to Kirka National Park

Along the way we made a detour at Kirka National Park.  It was late in the day so we didn't have big plans of touring the park or doing any hiking.  We boarded the ferry and took the 30 minute ride into the park.  Mara was exhausted and managed to sleep through the whole ride.

Kirka is similar to Plitvice Lakes in the lakes and waterfalls.  It's unique in that you can actually swim there!  Josh and Mara changed and quickly made their way into the water.  It was a little tricky to navigate with the rocks and lake bottom so I decided to hang out with Maddy on the edge.  It was a relaxing afternoon and I enjoyed people watching.

Entrance to Old Town Zadar

After a few hours in the park we boarded the boat again and made our way back to the car.  We still had a little bit of a drive to Split that evening.

Once in Split we got checked into our apartment (the biggest and nicest one we stayed at the entire trip) and grabbed some fast food for dinner.  We were pooped and really wanted to get the girls down at a decent time for bed.  The next day would be a long one exploring Split!

Church in Zadar