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| Izvor: Morski.hr |
Za temu svog prvog posta odabrao sam posjet našem prelijepom otoku Mljetu na kojem sam proveo dva nezaboravna dana nakon kojih definitivno mogu potvrditi sve one epitete koje sam slušao o tom otoku.
Od Dubrovnika do Mljeta najbrže i najlakše se stiže kombinacijom cestovnog i morskog prijevoza - dakle autom do Prapratnog na poluotoku Pelješcu, a zatim 45-minutna vožnja trajektom do luke u Sobri. Od Sobre do stana kojeg smo unajmili u Babinom Polju još je desetak minuta ugodne vožnje po cesti koja vijuga kroz borove šume koje su jedan od zaštitnih znakova otoka i stanište milijuna zrikavaca koji će vam biti zvučna kulisa tijekom čitavog boravka.
Bitno je napomenuti da na Mljetu, ako je vjerovati popularnoj stranici Airbnb, postoje samo dva smještaja potpuno prilagođena osobama s invaliditetom pri čemu smo se mi odlučili za mali bungalov koji, iako nema više od 30-40 kvadrata, na prvi pogled nudi dovoljno udobnosti za jedan cijeli vikend.
Iznajmljivači na Airbnb-u su posebna sorta ljudi (o čemu ću pisati u jednom od narednih postova) pa je tako i ovog puta ispalo da nije sve baš savršeno prilagođeno kretanju u invalidskim kolicima i da sam kojim slučajem bio sam, priznajem da bih se teško snašao. Ipak, stvar je u nekoliko navrata spasila moja Lozo koja je savršen traveling partner i bez koje se ionako ne bih odlučio na ovaj put.
Zabavni sadržaji na Mljetu mogu se svesti na tri stvari: restorani, kafići i deseci kilometara predivnih biciklističkih staza. Teško ćete pronaći nešto van toga, ali po meni, to je sasvim u redu jer otok je ionako poznat po svojoj zadivljujućoj prirodi te miru i tišini koje pruža dok je nešto "dinamičnije" svakako moguće pronaći drugdje na našoj obali.
Kao jedinu isključivo negativnu primjedbu mogu navesti nepostojanje plaže s pristupom osobama sa smanjenom pokretljivošću što bi se uz minimalna ulaganja lako moglo riješiti. S druge strane, pristup restoranima i kafićima prilično je dobar (većinom su u razini ceste), ali to nekako više pripisujem sretnoj slučajnosti nego posebnom trudu vlasnika.
Za kraj ću izdvojiti još i posjet Nacionalnom parku Mljet i plovidbu brodom do otočića koji se nalazi na Velikom jezeru, a koji na žalost nije previše prohodan za invalidska kolica. Samo kupovanje karata za Nacionalni park i organiziranje prijevoza dan prije bilo je genijalno iskustvo jer smo naišli na najnesposobniju i najkompliciraniju osobu s ove strane Jadranske obale no čitav posjet prošao je savršeno između ostalog i jer spomenuta dama tog dana nije radila. Mala digresija: mnogo toga vam ovisi o osobi na koju negdje "naletite". netko će vam u startu reći da je nešto nemoguće dok će se pojedinci zbilja potruditi. Dakle, kupili smo karte, prošetali bajkovitim stazama i jednostavno pričekali brod. Do otočića inače voze dva broda i sve što sam ja trebao učiniti je pričekati veći u koji sam ušao uz pomoć po malo osebujnih, ali simpatičnih otočana.
Sve u svemu, Mljet je bio savršeno iskustvo. Ipak, prije nego se osoba u invalidskim kolicima odluči na ovaj put, trebala bi znati par stvari. Prvo, ne bojte se izaći iz svoje zone komfora. Smještaj postoji, udoban je, ali nije savršen. Drugo, bez auta nigdje. Iako sve izgleda blizu, baš i nije i auto je jedini način da obiđete i vidite sve što želite. Treće i najvažnije; planirajte samo onoliko koliko je potrebno. Nabacite osmjeh i sunčane cvike, uzmite nekoga zanimljivog za ruku i neka avantura počne :))
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For the subject of my first post, I selected a visit to our beautiful island Mljet where I spent two unforgettable days and now I can definitely confirm all the epithets I have heard about this island.
The fastest and easiest way to get to Mljet from Dubrovnik is the combination of road and sea transport - first by car to Prapratno on the peninsula Pelješac and then a 45-minute ferry ride to the port of Sobra. From Sobra to the apartment we rented in Babino Polje, there is a ten minute pleasant ride on the road that winds through the pine forests that are one of the trademarks of the island and the habitat for millions of crickets that will be your sound background for the whole of your stay.
It is important to mention that on Mljet, if you trust the popular Airbnb site, there are only two fully adaptable accommodation for disabled people, and we have chosen a small bungalow that, although no more than 30-40 square meters, offers at first glance enough comfort for one whole weekend.
Airbnb renters are a special kind of people (I will write about that in one of the following posts) so this time it turned out that not everything was perfectly adapted to the movement in the wheelchairs and if in some case I was alone, I admit that I would have a hard time managing everything. Still, the thing has saved my Lozo, who is a perfect traveling partner and without her I would not have decided to go on a trip anyway.
Fun activities on Mljet can be reduced to three things: restaurants, cafes and tens of kilometers of beautiful cycling trails. It's hard to find something besides that but that's fine because the island is known for its amazing nature and the peace and quiet it provides while something "more dynamic" can certainly be found elsewhere on our coast.
As an only negative comment, I can point out the lack of beach access to people with reduced mobility, which could easily be solved with minimal investment. On the other hand, access to restaurants and cafes is fairly good (mostly at the road level), but I somehow attribute it to a lucky coincidence rather than a special owner's effort.
Finally, I will also mention the visit the National Park Mljet and sail to the isle of the Big Lake, which unfortunately is not too wheelchair friendly. Buying the National Park tickets and organizing the transportation a day before was a brilliant experience as we came across the most uncapable and most complicaated person on this side of the Adriatic coast but the whole visit was perfect, among other things, and because that lady did not work that day. Small digression: Much depends on the person you meet somewhere. Someone will start telling you that something is impossible while people are really taking the effort. So, we bought tickets, walked on beautiful trails, and just waited for the boat. There are two ships to tje island, and all I had to do is wait for the bigger, with which I went in with the help of the peculiar, but nice islanders.
Od Dubrovnika do Mljeta najbrže i najlakše se stiže kombinacijom cestovnog i morskog prijevoza - dakle autom do Prapratnog na poluotoku Pelješcu, a zatim 45-minutna vožnja trajektom do luke u Sobri. Od Sobre do stana kojeg smo unajmili u Babinom Polju još je desetak minuta ugodne vožnje po cesti koja vijuga kroz borove šume koje su jedan od zaštitnih znakova otoka i stanište milijuna zrikavaca koji će vam biti zvučna kulisa tijekom čitavog boravka.
Bitno je napomenuti da na Mljetu, ako je vjerovati popularnoj stranici Airbnb, postoje samo dva smještaja potpuno prilagođena osobama s invaliditetom pri čemu smo se mi odlučili za mali bungalov koji, iako nema više od 30-40 kvadrata, na prvi pogled nudi dovoljno udobnosti za jedan cijeli vikend.
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| Naš bungalov u Babinom Polju. Izvor. airbnb.com |
Iznajmljivači na Airbnb-u su posebna sorta ljudi (o čemu ću pisati u jednom od narednih postova) pa je tako i ovog puta ispalo da nije sve baš savršeno prilagođeno kretanju u invalidskim kolicima i da sam kojim slučajem bio sam, priznajem da bih se teško snašao. Ipak, stvar je u nekoliko navrata spasila moja Lozo koja je savršen traveling partner i bez koje se ionako ne bih odlučio na ovaj put.
Zabavni sadržaji na Mljetu mogu se svesti na tri stvari: restorani, kafići i deseci kilometara predivnih biciklističkih staza. Teško ćete pronaći nešto van toga, ali po meni, to je sasvim u redu jer otok je ionako poznat po svojoj zadivljujućoj prirodi te miru i tišini koje pruža dok je nešto "dinamičnije" svakako moguće pronaći drugdje na našoj obali.
Kao jedinu isključivo negativnu primjedbu mogu navesti nepostojanje plaže s pristupom osobama sa smanjenom pokretljivošću što bi se uz minimalna ulaganja lako moglo riješiti. S druge strane, pristup restoranima i kafićima prilično je dobar (većinom su u razini ceste), ali to nekako više pripisujem sretnoj slučajnosti nego posebnom trudu vlasnika.
Za kraj ću izdvojiti još i posjet Nacionalnom parku Mljet i plovidbu brodom do otočića koji se nalazi na Velikom jezeru, a koji na žalost nije previše prohodan za invalidska kolica. Samo kupovanje karata za Nacionalni park i organiziranje prijevoza dan prije bilo je genijalno iskustvo jer smo naišli na najnesposobniju i najkompliciraniju osobu s ove strane Jadranske obale no čitav posjet prošao je savršeno između ostalog i jer spomenuta dama tog dana nije radila. Mala digresija: mnogo toga vam ovisi o osobi na koju negdje "naletite". netko će vam u startu reći da je nešto nemoguće dok će se pojedinci zbilja potruditi. Dakle, kupili smo karte, prošetali bajkovitim stazama i jednostavno pričekali brod. Do otočića inače voze dva broda i sve što sam ja trebao učiniti je pričekati veći u koji sam ušao uz pomoć po malo osebujnih, ali simpatičnih otočana.
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| Na putu za otočić Sv. Marija |
Sve u svemu, Mljet je bio savršeno iskustvo. Ipak, prije nego se osoba u invalidskim kolicima odluči na ovaj put, trebala bi znati par stvari. Prvo, ne bojte se izaći iz svoje zone komfora. Smještaj postoji, udoban je, ali nije savršen. Drugo, bez auta nigdje. Iako sve izgleda blizu, baš i nije i auto je jedini način da obiđete i vidite sve što želite. Treće i najvažnije; planirajte samo onoliko koliko je potrebno. Nabacite osmjeh i sunčane cvike, uzmite nekoga zanimljivog za ruku i neka avantura počne :))
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION...JUST IN CASE
The fastest and easiest way to get to Mljet from Dubrovnik is the combination of road and sea transport - first by car to Prapratno on the peninsula Pelješac and then a 45-minute ferry ride to the port of Sobra. From Sobra to the apartment we rented in Babino Polje, there is a ten minute pleasant ride on the road that winds through the pine forests that are one of the trademarks of the island and the habitat for millions of crickets that will be your sound background for the whole of your stay.
It is important to mention that on Mljet, if you trust the popular Airbnb site, there are only two fully adaptable accommodation for disabled people, and we have chosen a small bungalow that, although no more than 30-40 square meters, offers at first glance enough comfort for one whole weekend.
Airbnb renters are a special kind of people (I will write about that in one of the following posts) so this time it turned out that not everything was perfectly adapted to the movement in the wheelchairs and if in some case I was alone, I admit that I would have a hard time managing everything. Still, the thing has saved my Lozo, who is a perfect traveling partner and without her I would not have decided to go on a trip anyway.
Fun activities on Mljet can be reduced to three things: restaurants, cafes and tens of kilometers of beautiful cycling trails. It's hard to find something besides that but that's fine because the island is known for its amazing nature and the peace and quiet it provides while something "more dynamic" can certainly be found elsewhere on our coast.
As an only negative comment, I can point out the lack of beach access to people with reduced mobility, which could easily be solved with minimal investment. On the other hand, access to restaurants and cafes is fairly good (mostly at the road level), but I somehow attribute it to a lucky coincidence rather than a special owner's effort.
Finally, I will also mention the visit the National Park Mljet and sail to the isle of the Big Lake, which unfortunately is not too wheelchair friendly. Buying the National Park tickets and organizing the transportation a day before was a brilliant experience as we came across the most uncapable and most complicaated person on this side of the Adriatic coast but the whole visit was perfect, among other things, and because that lady did not work that day. Small digression: Much depends on the person you meet somewhere. Someone will start telling you that something is impossible while people are really taking the effort. So, we bought tickets, walked on beautiful trails, and just waited for the boat. There are two ships to tje island, and all I had to do is wait for the bigger, with which I went in with the help of the peculiar, but nice islanders.
All in all, Mljet was a perfect experience. However, before a person in a wheelchair decides on this trip, he/she should know a few things. First, do not be afraid to get out of your comfort zone. Accommodation is there, it is comfortable but is not perfect. Second, nowhere without a car. Even though everything seems close, it is not and a car is the only way to go and see everything you want. Third and most important; plan only as much as you need. Put on a smile and sunglasses, get someone interesting by the hand and let an adventure begin :))
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