We left the national park and headed to Split, Croatia. High winds closed the freeway and we took a longer route through the mountains using secondary roads. This allowed us to see the aftermath that still exists from the Serbian/.Croatian war of the early 1990s. Small towns and one larger city still show lots of damaged and destroyed homes and businesses. Unemployment is high in this region and more than half of the people did not return after the war. It is a country that is slowly recovering. 
Rebuilding of the country includes wind farms and road work.
After a winding mountain road drive we were glad to arrive at our ship, The Athena. She has a capacity of 50 passengers and a crew of 21 plus our two trip leaders.
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