Let's visit Hutovo blato together! Idemo zajedno u posjet Hutovom blatu!

Today's post is a continuation of the last one but with a new  and different location. Today I'm taking you to nature park and bird-watching site Hutovo Blato in Bosnia and Hercegovina. The photographs I shared with you yesterday where taken while I was hiking in the vicinity of this nature park, while the photographs I'm sharing today are from Hutovo blato itself. This is one of my favourite places in the world, my happy place if you will. If you want to see my previous visits to this part, you can check them out in the links bellow:

1. here and here (Winter 2017)

2.here  and here (Autumn 2017)

3.here (Summer 2016)

4. here (Spring 2015)

5. here  and here (Summer 2015)

6. here (Summer 2013) and here (Winter 2013)

7.here (photographs taken during Summer 2012 but published during Winter 2013)

quoted from Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem:

“Tell me something. Do you believe in God?'

Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'What? Who still believes nowadays?'

'It isn't that simple. I don't mean the traditional God of Earth religion. I'm no expert in the history of religions, and perhaps this is nothing new--do you happen to know if there was ever a belief in an...imperfect God?'

'What do you mean by imperfect?' Snow frowned. 'In a way all the gods of the old religions were imperfect, considered that their attributes were amplified human ones. The God of the Old Testament, for instance, required humble submission and sacrifices, and and was jealous of other gods. The Greek gods had fits of sulks and family quarrels, and they were just as imperfect as mortals...'

'No,' I interrupted. 'I'm not thinking of a god whose imperfection arises out of the candor of his human creators, but one whose imperfection represents his essential characteristic: a god limited in his omniscience and power, fallible, incapable of foreseeing the consequences of his acts, and creating things that lead to horror. He is a...sick god, whose ambitions exceed his powers and who does not realize it at first. A god who has created clocks, but not the time they measure. He has created systems or mechanisms that serves specific ends but have now overstepped and betrayed them. And he has created eternity, which was to have measured his power, and which measures his unending defeat.'

Snow hesitated, but his attitude no longer showed any of the wary reserve of recent weeks:

'There was Manicheanism...'

'Nothing at all to do with the principles of Good and Evil,' I broke in immediately. 'This god has no existence outside of matter. He would like to free himself from matter, but he cannot...'

Snow pondered for a while:

'I don't know of any religion that answers your description. That kind of religion has never been...necessary. If i understand you, and I'm afraid I do, what you have in mind is an evolving god, who develops in the course of time, grows, and keeps increasing in power while remaining aware of his powerlessness. For your god, the divine condition is a situation without a goal. And understanding that, he despairs. But isn't this despairing god of yours mankind, Kelvin? Is it man you are talking about, and that is a fallacy, not just philosophically but also mystically speaking.'

I kept on:

'No, it's nothing to do with man. man may correspond to my provisional definition from some point of view, but that is because the definition has a lot of gaps. Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him. Man can serve is age or rebel against it, but the target of his cooperation or rebellion comes to him from outside. If there was only a since human being in existence, he would apparently be able to attempt the experiment of creating his own goals in complete freedom--apparently, because a man not brought up among other human beings cannot become a man. And the being--the being I have in mind--cannot exist in the plural, you see? ...Perhaps he has already been born somewhere, in some corner of the galaxy, and soon he will have some childish enthusiasm that will set him putting out one star and lighting another. We will notice him after a while...'

'We already have,' Snow said sarcastically. 'Novas and supernovas. According to you they are candles on his altar.'

'If you're going to take what I say literally...'

...Snow asked abruptly:

'What gave you this idea of an imperfect god?'

'I don't know. It seems quite feasible to me. That is the only god I could imagine believing in, a god whose passion is not a redemption, who saves nothing, fulfills no purpose--a god who simply is.”

TOP SEVEN THINGS TO DO IN HUTOVO BLATO:

1. TRY OUT THE NEW ADVENTURE PARK TRACK AND ROCK CLIMBING

 On this particular visit to Hutovo blato we noticed something new. There's an adventure track and a rock climbing polygon.

2. GO FOR A BOAT RIDE AND ENJOY MAGNIFICENT VIEWS (BRING YOUR CAM!)
I went for a boat ride twice and it was such a great experience, I might do it again.  It's all about that interaction with the environment. If you like boats, its definitely something you should try. For more information about boat rides, feel free to visit my old posts. 

3. VISIT A SECRET BRIDGE THAT IS EVEN OLDER THAN THE FAMOUS OLD BRIDGE

Right next to the sign announcing entrance to the park, you can see a very old bridge. In fact, I took photos of it many times. I

4. DINE OR STOP FOR COFFEE AT THE RESTAURANT MOTEL PARK
There is a nice restaurant/motel in the park that I can recommend.  We always stop there either for a cup of coffee or a meal. You can also stay there. Maybe I'll try that some day too.

5. GO HIKING OR CYCLING Besides taking a boat ride, hiking and cycling are also a great ways to explore this nature park. Exercise is good for our health

6. DISCOVER THE AMAZING NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE- BIRD-WATCHING IN PARTICULAR IS A MUST THING HERE!

  The wild life you can spot is an additional bonus. If you're into bird-watching, this is a place for you!We always end up seeing so many birds. There are literally everywhere, you cannot miss them.

7. TAKE A SOUVENIR WITH YOU!

You can find a shop or two at the premises, so why not take a souvenir with you?

UPDATE

NATURE PARK HUTOVO BLATO AUGUST (SUMMER) 2020 

HUTOVO BLATO (SUMMER) 2019

LET'S VISIT HUTOVO BLATO, JANUARY (WINTER) 2018 

https://modaodaradosti.blogspot.com/2022/04/visit-wetland-hutovo-blato-with-me.html

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT NATURE PARKS IN THE AREA, DON'T FORGET TO VISIT MY POST ABOUT PROTECTED AREAS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA! 

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