For the fourth year in a row, a brave team from Trnbusi, in the northeastern part of the famous Poljička knežija, welcomed the first day of the New Year by jumping into the rather chilly Cetina – and continuing for a swim, reports Dalmacija Danas on January 1, 2019.
Namely, two members of the adventure group Lakomi avanturisti took the plunge on Tuesday – and they are Zdravko Rodić-Čakur and Petar Stanić.
Like every year, these brave adventurers chose Stružica, a beautiful beach on the coast of the Cetina, which welcomes an increasing number of hikers and tourists every summer. This year, the air and river temperature both measured 6 degrees Celsius.
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“This tradition came about as one of us; specifically Zdravko Rodić, said in the summer during 40-degree heat that he was so hot he would swim in the dNew Year. Zdravko is the oldest among us and when he says something, we all ‘jump’. After that, we signed the contract, and at the bottom of the contract, in small letters it reads “whoever does not jump pays for the lamb“. If one of us does not jump, he will have to roast it. It is much easier to carry out something in the middle of the summer when it is hot.
Our group is called “Lakomi avanturisti”. The great satisfaction of this name comes from what Stipe Božić called us when he saw what we were doing on the Cetina. He specifically saw what we did with truck inner tubes on the Cetina and how we rafted on them without any equipment. Last summer, 10 of us traveled the entire Cetina, all 105 kilometers, on truck inner tubes for seven days,” said Petar Stanić.
There is a justified reason why there were only two Cetina jumpers this year, however. Unlike last year, most of the group decided to spend New Year’s Eve in Kupres – and they did not hide showing their adventurous spirit there, braving the snow in their underpants! You can see the photos here.
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