Rok i Ribafish, sin i otac, bili su geocacheri amateri i skupili su preko 300 cacheva sa svih strana svijeta. Imali su plan zajedno posjetiti sve naseljene hrvatske otoke, no njihovu avanturu je prekinula sudbina. Danas, Rok više nije na ovom svijetu, ali tata Ribafish ispunjava obećanje koje mu je dao - da će posjetiti sve hrvatske naseljene otoke, pa stvara Udrugu i projekt #RokOtok, edukacijsko plivački maraton u kojem će kroz tri godine i pedesetak etapa preplivati udaljenosti između svih 50 hrvatskih naseljenih otoka. Ujedno, na svakom otoku će pokušati drugim klincima razviti svijest o važnosti provođenja zajedničkog vremena roditelja i djece kroz sport, druženje, učenje, istraživanje, kao i važnost očuvanja prirode. Geocaching se također promovira kao jedna aktivnost koja odvlači djecu od buljenja u igrice na ekranu prema avanturi, orijentaciji i istraživanju prirode.
Projekt je počeo u ljeto 2019. kad je preplivao preko 100 km spajajući 17 naseljenih otoka u južnom Jadranu. Zbog poznate Covid situacije i ograničenja preskočena je 2020. godina, a u ljeto 2021. slijedi avantura na Srednjem Jadranu, kad će se plivajući obići 17 novih otoka.
Hrvatski geocacheri su se okupili i napravili “ekološke” cacheve koji će uz prigodnu prezentaciju o geocachingu biti postavljeni na tih 17 otoka. Ovo je jedan od cacheva iz serije.
Za više detalja o projektu #RokOtok posjetite stranicu www.rokotok.hr, a kako je cijeli projekt prilično medijski popraćen, za aktuelne informacije jednostavno izguglajte!
Pašman
Površinom od 60 km² i sa 70 km razvedene obale Pašman se ubraja među veće hrvatske otoke. S otokom Ugljanom povezan je mostom u prolazu Ždrelac, a od kopna ga dijeli Pašmanski kanal koji je na pojedinim mjestima širok svega 2 km. Nalazi se u zadarskom arhipelagu, između gradova Zadra i Biograda.
Mediteranska klima je razvila bogati svijet flore i faune, mnoge vrste ljekovitog i aromatičnog bilja, a podmorje čuva i sve vrste školjaka i riba. Kod Pašmana se morske struje mijenjaju svakih 6 sati i zbog toga je ovdašnje more među najčišćim na Jadranu. Otok Pašman pokazuje kontinuitet življenja od prapovijesti, a podijeljen je između dvije općine u sklopu Zadarske županije - Tkon i Pašman.
Pašman je poznat po prekrasnim pješčanim plažama i borovim šumama na sjevernoj strani otoka, dok južna strana obiluje nedirnutom prirodom, brojnim uvalama i starim ribarskim kućama s pogledom na Kornate te je jako popularna za robinzonski odmor. Većina od 3100 stanovnika tipičnih otočnih mjesta tradicionalno se bavi ribarstvom i poljodjeljstvom, u novije vrijeme i turizmom, a također je i domaćin najveće međunarodne treking utrke u Hrvatskoj - Škraping, koja se održava tijekom ožujka.
Rok and Ribafish, son and father, were amateur geocachers and they found over 300 caches from all over the world. They had a plan to visit all the inhabited Croatian islands together, but their adventure was interrupted by fate. Today, Rok is no longer in this world, but dad Ribafish fulfills the promise he gave him - that he will visit all Croatian inhabited islands. So, he created the Association and the project #RokOtok (Otok = island in Croatian), an educational swimming marathon in which he will connect all 50 Croatian inhabited islands by swimming, in three years and fifty(ish) stages. At the same time, on each island he will try to educate children and develop their awareness of the importance of spending time with their parents through sports, socializing, learning, research, as well as the importance of nature conservation. Geocaching is also promoted as one activity that distracts children from staring at on-screen games towards adventure, orientation and nature exploration.
The project began in the summer of 2019 when he swam over 100 km connecting 17 inhabited islands in the Southern Adriatic. Due to the well-known Covid situation and limitations, the year 2020 was skipped, but in the summer of 2021 an adventure in the Central Adriatic is scheduled, when 17 new islands will be visited by swimming.
Croatian geocachers gathered for this project and made "ecological" caches that will be placed on these 17 islands with a short presentation on geocaching. This is one of the caches from the series.
For more details about the #RokOtok project, visit the page www.rokotok.hr, and as the whole project is quite covered by the media, just google it for current information!
Pašman
With an area of 60 km² and a 70 km indented coast, Pašman is one of the larger Croatian islands. It is connected to the island of Ugljan by a bridge in the Ždrelac pass, and it is separated from the mainland by the Pašman Channel, which in some places is only 2 km wide. It is located in the Zadar archipelago, between the cities of Zadar and Biograd.
The Mediterranean climate has developed a rich world of flora and fauna, many species of medicinal and aromatic plants, and the seabed preserves all types of shellfish and fish. Near Pašman, the sea currents change every 6 hours and that is why the local sea is among the cleanest on the Adriatic. The island of Pašman shows the continuity of life since prehistoric times, and is divided between two municipalities within the Zadar County - Tkon and Pašman.
Pašman is known for its beautiful sandy beaches and pine forests on the north side of the island, while the south side abounds in untouched nature, numerous bays and old fisherman's houses overlooking the Kornati islands and is very popular for Robinson vacation. Most of the 3,100 inhabitants of typical island towns are traditionally engaged in fishing and farming, more recently in tourism, and also host the largest international trekking race in Croatia - Škraping, which takes place during March.
