pot sedmih slapov / the seven waterfalls trail

Pred časom sem brskala po internetu in našla članek o poti sedmih slapov v Istri. Slike so bile vabljive, zato sva se odločila, da bova enkrat šla. V soboto so se domov vrnili otroci, na veliko smo kuhali, pekli in praznovali in se pogovarjali. Proti večeru, pa sva začela razmišljati, da tri dni takšnega življenja ne bo najboljša ideja. Ko so prazniki mimo, vedno obžalujem, da sem preveč pojedla in da mi tega res ni bilo treba. Zato sva mlade pustila doma, midva pa sva se odpravila proti Hrvaški obali prek mejnega prehoda Sočerga proti Buzetu.
Some time ago, while I was surfing the Internet, an interesting article about the trail of seven waterfalls in Istria appeared on my monitor. The pictures were wonderful, so we decided to visit this place one day. Our kids came home on last Saturday, we cooked and baked, celebrated, talked and discussed many things. Lately, in the evening, me and my husband began to think that three days of such a life would not be the best option. When the holidays are over, I always regret that I ate too much. So, we left children at home and went towards the Croatian coast via the Sočerga border crossing to Buzet.

Pot je krožna in se začne v zaselku sv. Ivan pri Buzetu. Dolga je približno 15 km. Pot je sicer označena z rdeče modrimi oznakami, vendar sva parkrat iskala pravo smer. Prvi štirje so slapovi so na reki Dragi, ki je desni pritok Mirne, zadnji trije pa so na reki Mirni.

The trail is circular and starts in the hamlet of Sv. Ivan near Buzet. It is about 15 km long. Nevertheless, the path is marked with red and blue markings, a few times we had a problem not knowing which way to go. The first four waterfalls are on the Draga River, which is a right affluent of the Mirna, and the last three are on the Mirna River.

Pot ob reki Dragi je precej razgibana, občasno malo bolj strma, vendar zelo lepa. Kmalu na začetku naju je navdušil tale slap. Tu sem razmišljala, da bi bilo mogoče dobro, če bi s sabo peljala najinega najstnika, gotovo bi mu bilo zanimivo.

The trail along the Draga River is interesting, occasionally a little steep, but very beautiful. Soon at the beginning we were impressed by this waterfall. Here I was thinking that it might be a good idea to visit this place with our teenager, I thought it would certainly be interesting to him.

Z vrvjo se je možno zagugati čisto do velikega slapu. Jaz nisem imela dovolj poguma, da bi poskusila. 

It is possible to swing straight to the big waterfall with a rope. I wasn’t brave enough to try.

Naslednji slap je skrit pod veliko skalo. 

The next waterfall is hidden under a large rock.

Nadaljevanje poti po poljskih cestah se je malo vleklo. Sedaj sem bila vesela, da sva najinega najstnika pustila doma. Njemu bi bilo predolgo,… jaz pa bi ga pa tolažila. Šli smo čez Napoleonov most in nadaljevali do Kotlov. 

Continuing the route along the field road was quite tedious. At that point I was glad we left our teenager at home. It would be too long for him, … I would need to comfort him all the time. We went over the Napoleon Bridge and continued to the village Kotli.

Kotli je vas ob reki Mirni, ki je tu oblikovala kamnite šalčke, pa katerih teče voda. Naravne toplice privlačijo turiste.  Kotle je mogoče doseči tudi z avtomobilom, zato je bilo tu precej ljudi. Na reki je tudi mlin.

The river Mirna has formed shallow terraced pools here. These natural spas are a real attraction to visitors. The Kotli can also be reached by car, so there were quite a few people there. There is also an old mill on the river.

Pot sva nadaljevala ob reki Mirni do naslednjega slapa in se večkrat spustila do reke, ta je še ponekod oblikovala kamnite šalčke, pa katerih se je pretakala voda. Ljudi je bilo tu precej manj. Če bi bilo poletje, bi se bil pravi užitek kopati v teh šalčkah. Sedaj pa je še zelo mraz in čisto vetrovno, zato sva tu le pomalicala. 

We continued along the river Mirna to the next waterfall and several times descended to the river, which in some places formed small terraced pools. There were far fewer people here. If it was summer, it would be a real pleasure to bathe in these “cups”. But it was still very cold and windy, so we just had a snack there.

Še mimo zadnjih slapov in nazaj proti Buzetu. 
We passed the last waterfalls and returned to Buzet.

Pred vrnitvijo domov sva se zapeljala še do Rovinja. 

Before going home, we drove to Rovinj.

in se sprehodila po ozkih ulicah. 

and walked the narrow streets.

Zanimivo bi bilo vedeti, če je kdo že preštel satelitske antene na strehah? 

Has someone ever counted satellite dishes on the roofs?

Šla sva še do otoka Konversada, ki ga s kopnem povezuje most. 

We also went to the island of Konversada, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge.

Sprehodila sva se med borovci 

We walked among the pine trees

in opazovala par galebov, ki se nista pustila motiti. Upam, da ste vsi preživeli lepe velikonočne praznike. 

and observed a pair of seagulls who didn’t let themselves be distracted. I hope you all had a nice Easter day, too.