This post is a departure from my normal cycle touring diary, and documents my first archeological expedition off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic sea. My cycling journey to China will continue next month. In February I will make a small detour trip to the Egyptian Sinai, Jordan and Israel. Read more and the full post at pilgrimsandashes.com
Last Summer, while swimming off the coast of the island, Krk. Two German tourists spotted what looked to be an underwater cavern filled with pottery and other objects a few hundred meters off shore The tourists told informed the local authorities who eventually brought the news to my host in Krk, Nino Bok (head of archeology on the island). Nino then submitted all paper work to begin an underwater excavation of the site. Lucky for me it took the Croatian government several months to process the paper work and he wasn’t given official permission until a few weeks ago.
Having been granted permission to excavate, Nino charted a boat, and assembled a crew of 5 divers to uncover the remains of the ancient site. Since staying on the island Nino and I have developed a sort of historical bond and he invited me to join him and the crew in the excavation.
