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!
Iž
Smješten je između Dugog otoka i Ugljana, od kojih je odvojen Srednjim kanalom na istoku i Iškim na zapadu, ima 17.59 km² te 557 stanovnika. Okružuje ga deset otočića, a najveći među njima je Knežak. Najviši vrh Iža je Korinjak (168 m). Klima je blaga mediteranska; srednja godišnja temperatura zraka 15˚C. Gospodarska je osnova poljodjelstvo, vinogradarstvo, voćarstvo, maslinarstvo, ribarstvo i pomorstvo. Naselja su Mali Iž i Veli Iž.
Otok je bio naseljen već u pretpovijesti. Konstantin Porfirogenet naziva ga u 10. stoljeću Ez; u srednjem vijeku i kasnije bio u posjedu zadarskih plemića i građana. Poznata je tradicionalna Iška fešta (29. srpnja). Mještani se tada oblače u tradicionalne nošnje, izvode se stari otočki plesovi i pjesme te pripremaju domaća jela. Vrhunac svečanosti je biranje "iškog kralja" s mandatom od godinu dana. Mali Iž se smjestio na jugoistočnoj obali otoka Iža, a sastoji se od tri živopisna mjestašca (Mućel, Makovac i Porovac), na tri brda, u podnožju kojih su dvije uvale - Knež i Komoševa.
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!
Iž
It is located between Dugi otok and Ugljan, from which it is separated by the Middle Channel in the east and Iški in the west, it has 17.59 km² and 557 inhabitants. It is surrounded by ten islands, the largest of which is Knežak. The highest peak of Iž is Korinjak (168 m). The climate is mild Mediterranean; mean annual air temperature 15˚C. The economic basis is agriculture, viticulture, fruit growing, olive growing, fishing and seafaring. The settlements are Mali Iž and Veli Iž.
The island has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Constantine Porphyrogenitus calls it Ez in the 10th century; in the Middle Ages and later it was owned by Zadar nobles and citizens. The traditional Iska festival is famous (July 29). The locals then dress in traditional costumes, perform old island dances and songs and prepare local dishes. The highlight of the ceremony is the election of the "King of Iška" with a term of one year.
Mali Iž is located on the southeast coast of the island of Iž, and consists of three picturesque towns (Mućel, Makovac and Porovac), on three hills, at the foot of which are two bays - Knež and Komoševa.
