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of wind almost like a twister in Mira ine Bay. So
be warned.
Zaglav Islet, on which there is a lighthouse of the
same name, is not interesting enough to warrant
going there and anchoring or mooring. It is
enough to take a snap for thememory.
Sailing on towards Brklja Point, our attention
will be taken by Lubenice. During cloud, the
place gives the impression of being suspended
between heaven and earth. The vertical cliffs
make it seem still higher. Measured in metres, it
is 378ma.s.l. And really, just above the very sea.
Close to Lubenice the griffon vulture can often be
seen flying. The bird's vast wings somehow add to
the surreal feeling of the scene. It is protected,
because, judging from everything, this colony on
Cres is one of the last groups of the species. Both
the birds and Lubenice seem to belong to some
other age. Whether future or past, hardly seems
relevant.
As if taking its cue from the beauties in the
heights, the Zanja bay has decked itself with a
lovely cavern, or as the Cres people call it, the
Blue Grotto.
During low tide, one can go
through some dozen metres of the long, low
tunnel. If we want to visit it at high tide, however,
we have to dive. The vault of the grotto is some
fifteenmetres high, and through a hole at the top
the play of light bestows on visitors something of
themarvels of nature.
But at this part of the voyage round the coast of
Cres, it is as if someone wanted to play with our
settled understanding of the way nature works.
Because what can one say about Vransko Lake,
located in the very centre of Cres, at the foot of
Helm Hill? Although the view of it is concealed
from the sea, it announces its presence with a
powerful underwater spring in Vrutek Bay. The
surface of Vransko Lake is some 13 metres above
the level of the sea, and the bottom, which is
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