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Bay pollution (10 bays and 3 other), Šolta island, Croatia

I saw most of the bays listed only by name on the tourist map[1], and two others (thanks to Sylvia for naming one of them). From what I observed, the bays share two common features: a horseshoe shape; a small rocky beach. Of those included in my video, however, three don't fit the features of a bay: Marinća rat (an old military site for storing guns that has rocks overlooking the Adriatic sea, with some of Maslinica's islands visible on the right[2]), Livka (this may be a cove, given its small space with rocks overlooking the Adriatic sea), and UNKNOWN[3] (it's a kind of double inlet separated by a rock bridge, but you have to climb up to see the left side; these aspects make it a unique feature of Šolta island). Of all the bays, though, Senjska was my favorite because there was practically no pollution. That, unfortunately, can't be said of the other bays. What explains the pollution, though, I don't know. Some locals suggested it was garbage from other places that got washed in with the Adriatic sea; but there are areas where the waters wouldn't reach, so there must be other factors involved. Of course, I was told that cleanup efforts are made before the start of the summer season (starts June 1), and maintained during those months (ends Oct. 1); whether or not that's true, however, it doesn't answer why there's so much pollution in the off-season. I stayed on Šolta island from Jan. to Apr. Interestingly, Šolta island has its own landfill which can be found on the main road, I think before reaching the road on the left that leads to Nečujam (the long way there; try the shortcuts from Grohote instead). I passed it several times, noting the mounds of garbage which are burned; you can see the back end of it from the path leading to Jorja bay. However, I don't think the wind carries that garbage all around the island; flying garbage is something I would've noticed. So who's leaving the garbage? Locals, tourists, or both? One possible explanation is the lack of dumpsters. Another is a lack of responsibility. My concern is that if cleanup efforts are really focused on the summer season, then there's an obvious failure to recognize that tourism isn't a summer-only activity. However, could also be an issue of funding. Yet, the more garbage I saw, the less interested I became in Šolta generally. For most of Apr., I did very little exploring (this minus the week I spent around Trilj). In that time, I tried for Šipkova bay, and also went back to film Livka-Bad which is the scarier experience because that looks like a dumping ground for garbage (see that video). If not for the garbage, Šolta would be an amazing island; I like that you don't need a car or bus to get around (unless you're going from one end to the other, in which case I do recommend a bus), and which has many paths that are nice to walk through when it isn't hot. So I'm hoping this video will inspire people to address the garbage. Cleaning up the island's bays would make a great project for any group interested in the environment. You'll need a car or truck, a lot of bags, and gloves. If you can get a local guide, it's also an opportunity to learn about the island's history, etc. :) [1] I didn't see Tanki ratac bay because an uncollared German shepherd chased me away (this from the path leading from Gornje Krušica; it was too hot by the time I was up to braving the other path); Lestimirova because I couldn't find the path and, by the time I might've tried again, I worried about snakes (I actually saw a brown one that same day which indicated to me that it was warm enough for them to come out); Ražanj bay (I tried to reach it once, but ended up on top of a mountain with a horseshoe shape overlooking Donje Selo and Maslinica; then it was too hot to make another attempt); Šipkova bay (I may have been on the right path, but it led to olive trees which is when I decided to head back; I had no interest to try again after that). [2] Thanks to the local who showed me by car where the path was. I don't know that I would've found it on my own! (Also thanks to the local who drove me part of the way to Zaglav from Grohote, and to Pero for driving me most of the way to Senjska bay.) [3] From Kašjun bay, there's a path to the left of a storage shed that takes you the long way to Srednje Selo. On that path, around where you can see cascades on the mountain across the way, there's a path on the right that winds down, eventually leading to the unknown bay. The garbage dispelled all thoughts that this may have been a little known place, one that maybe only locals knew.