We are on our way... Here we come!!!

Etihad Airways, What an experience, and l don't mean the good kind. We had 3 flights before we reached our destination, Croatia. 

Our first flight - Melbourne to Abu Dhabi, left at 10.10pm. Flight duration, 14 hours. 

Our second flight - Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt. Flight duration, 6 1/2 hours long. 

Our final flight - Frankfurt to Zagreb, duration 1 1/2 hours long. 

We finally arrived at Zagreb - Croatia at 5.15pm Saturday 21st July. Total travel time was 27 hours. We were exhausted but glad to finally be in Croatia and start our holiday. 

Watch our Croatia here we come!!!!!

Zagreb / Cakovec 

We finally arrived in Croatia, and were glad to be grounded. It was a very long flight. 
Off the flight, through customs, picked up our lougage, then our car, and then we were on our way. 
We were expecting it to be hot, but much to our dismay we were welcomed in to the country to a cold 18 degrees. What a disappointment.

In the car we get and head off to Cakovec to meet the family. 1 hour 15 minutes in the car driving in the rain heading to home or what we know as home.

We arrive at around 7.30pm (local time) to a warm welcome of family waiting in the drive-way standing in the rain, to welcome us with open arms and lots and lots of hugs and kisses.

In we go, only to be greeted to a table set for a feast.  We take a seat and the night just begins. Eating, drinking, all followed by conversation after conversation, questions after questions about our flight, family back home and on and on it goes.

We stayed up talking until around midnight, however Emil fell asleep at around 10.00pm. Emil and I (mum) go to sleep, while Marjan, Stef and Spomenka (dad's cousin) get dressed to go out and check up on the youngsters at the Buck's party and Hen's night.

From what was to be a quick hello, turned out to be a party and a very, very late night.  They returned home after 9:30am on Sunday morning.  No questions asked as their faces and sore heads did all the talking!!!!! But from what l heard they all had a great night and one that l regret l had to miss.