Croatian wildlife and strange noises in the night...

One of the first things we noticed on our first night at Orebic was the strange howling noises coming from the hills. It didn't sound like any creatures we had ever heard before, a chorus of plaintive howling sounding really spooky. So I asked the campsite receptionist and she told me it was the jackals - a cross between a fox and a dog. I then looked it up on the internet and the weird cacophony we were hearing was from the Golden Jackal, a distant relative of the wolf, but much smaller, about the size of a fox. We were lucky enough to see one crossing the road yesterday - sadly it was gone before I could get a quick photo.

It was fascinating to watch this colourful chap crossing our pitch - amazing markings, it looks like they were painted on!

We have seen some rather large flying insects and are bugged by mosquito and midge bites, we don't go out without our insect repellant on now

I was sitting outside enjoying a cup of tea the other day when a massive (about 3 inches long) cricket landed on my foot - I'm not sure who jumped faster him or me!
This little chap was out scavenging for nuts and berries on the site and stopped for a photo shoot before scampering off

And finally a quick update..... We wrenched ourselves away from the wonderful view to a campsite on the tip of the Peljesac peninsula at Lovista, a small (but beautiful!) village at the back of beyond. It's incredibly tranquil here and the site is impeccable - right on the seafront, the silence disturbed only by the howling of the jackals in the evening.