Moj prvi izlet na Velebit

Renata i ja odvezli smo se do Tommyja u Starigradu, gdje smo se trebali naći sa svima prije izleta. Kupili smo doručak i još neke stvari koje su nam trebale, a zatim sjeli u kafić pokraj Tommyja i čekali ostale.

Uskoro su stigli Ana Antonia, Dario, Duška i Filip. Razgovarali smo otprilike 30 minuta, a onda sjeli u aute i odvezli se do mjesta odakle je počinjao naš izlet.

Bio je to moj prvi put na Velebitu, a također i prvi put u Nacionalnom parku Paklenica. Napravili smo zajedničku fotografiju, pronašli kupine i pojeli nekoliko šaka, a onda krenuli planinariti.

Planinarenje je, iskreno, bilo jako zabavno, iako sam se ponekad umorio. Puno smo razgovarali, a pogledi su bili nevjerojatni. Napokon smo stigli do vrha staze kojom smo išli – Stražbenice, na 1.150 metara nadmorske visine. Napravili smo nekoliko fotografija, popili vode i malo razgovarali.

Nakon otprilike deset minuta krenuli smo se spuštati. Bilo je super i cijelim smo putem i dalje razgovarali, ali na jednom dijelu staze hodali smo baš uz rub. Taj me dio malo prestrašio!

Nakon nekoliko kilometara napokon smo stigli do Planinarskog doma Paklenica, gdje smo mogli nešto pojesti, rashladiti se i malo odmoriti. Renata je napravila jako dobre škampe i svi su ih htjeli probati. Osvježili smo se i u hladnom planinskom potoku. Hladna voda me stvarno razbudila, a nakon toga osjećao sam se kao da sam se upravo probudio iz dugog sna – ponovno pun energije i snage.

Onda smo ponovno krenuli uzbrdo. Bilo je naporno, ali još sam više razgovarao s ostalima, a putem smo vidjeli neke stvarno prekrasne prizore. Otišli smo do Velikog Mozga, Malog Mozga i ponovno do istog vrha, Stražbenice.

Nakon toga svi smo krenuli natrag prema našim autima. Putem smo pronašli još kupina, pa smo ih, naravno, opet malo pojeli.

Kad smo napokon svi stigli do auta, do nas su došli konji. Jednom sam dao komadić jabuke i to je bio baš lijep završetak našeg planinarenja.

Zatim smo sjeli u auto i krenuli kući. Nakon svega što smo tog dana napravili, mislio sam da je bilo stvarno nevjerojatno.

Još otkad sam bio mlađi, uvijek sam želio imati planinarske cipele i sanjao sam o tome da jednog dana odem na neku veliku planinu poput ove i popnem se na vrh. Ovo nije bio baš najviši vrh Velebita, ali svejedno je bilo stvarno odlično.

I, eto… ostvario mi se jedan san. 🫶

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And now in English.

My First Hike on Velebit

Renata and I drove to Tommy in Starigrad, where we were meeting everyone for the hike. We bought the breakfast and the things we still needed, then sat down at the café next to Tommy and waited for everyone else to arrive.

Soon the others came: Ana Antonia, Dario, Duška and Filip. We talked for about 30 minutes, then got into our cars and drove to the place where our hike would begin.

It was my first time on Velebit and also my first time in Paklenica National Park. We took a group picture, found some blackberries and ate a few handfuls, and then we started hiking.

The hike was honestly really fun, even though I got tired sometimes. We talked to each other a lot and the views were amazing. Finally, we reached the top of the trail we were hiking, Stražbenica, 1,150 metres above sea level. We took a few pictures, drank some water and talked for a while.

After about 10 minutes, we started going down. It was great, and we were still talking all the way, but there was one part of the trail where we were walking right next to the edge. That part scared me a little!

After a few kilometres, we finally reached the Paklenica Mountain Lodge, the place where we could eat, cool off and rest for a bit. Renata made some really good shrimps and everyone wanted some. We also cooled off in the Mala Paklenica maountain creek. The cold water really woke me up, and afterwards I felt like I had just woken up from a long sleep  full of energy and strength again.

Then we started going uphill again. It was tiring, but I talked even more with the others, and there were some really beautiful views along the way. We went to Veliki Mozak, Mali Mozak and again to the same peak, Stražbenica.

Then all of us started heading back down towards our cars. On the way, we found more blackberries, so of course we ate some again.

When everyone finally reached the cars, some horses walked over to us. I gave a piece of apple to one of them, which was a really nice ending to the hike.

Then we got into the car and started driving home. After everything we had done that day, I thought it was amazing.

Since I was younger, I had always wanted hiking boots and dreamed about going to a big mountain like this and reaching the top. This wasn't the very top of Velebit, but it was still really great.

And, well… one of my dreams came true.

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  10.09.2026, 15:18

  Tényi Krisztián