A night on Muzil (Patreon)

When I arrived in Rijeka, I had planned to spend my last days in Croatia taking it easy. After I sat down at that beautiful beach from last episode I started mapping out a plan for the next day. I still had to make my way to Pula, since my flight would be departing from there. My original idea was simple: find a nice spot by the beach, stock up on food, and relax for the last few days.

While browsing Google Maps for suitable locations, I came across several seaside bunkers. Nothing unusual in itself, as I had already visited countless similar structures along the Adriatic coast. Still, something caught my attention: a peninsula that not only had abandoned bunkers, but an entire old military base that seemed to date back generations. I tried to find more information about it, but there was very little available online. That lack of information only made it more intriguing. In the end, I decided to trade my quiet beach day for an exploration of the peninsula.

When I arrived in Pula the next day, I immediately got in a taxi. I didn’t have time to waste, my flight was leaving in less than 24 hours. As we drove onto the peninsula, the road split. To the left was the entrance to an active base, guarded by a handful of young men in blue uniforms, they were marines. We continued driving until the road was blocked again by another checkpoint. This was the access point to the supposedly “abandoned” area I had set my sights on. To my surprise, this post was still active as well: several soldiers stood guard in front of a tightly sealed gate.

Fortunately, my taxi was still able to turn left into a narrow side road. The driver glanced at me suspiciously a few times through his rearview mirror, but he didn’t ask any questions. I knew he was overcharging me for the short ride, but that also made it clear to him that he shouldn’t concern himself with my business. And he didn't.

A few hundred meters further, he dropped me off. He drove back the way he came and I continued on foot and soon came across a few abandoned buildings. The real base, however, was hidden behind tall fences. After following the fence for a while, I found a section where the wire mesh was missing. Without hesitating too long, I decided to use that opening to enter the military grounds. That's where the vague adventure begun.

A little sidenote about the guy I encounterd;

As I rounded the corner of the building, I suddenly saw a tall, thin man about eight meters away, walking straight toward me. He was wearing a white beanie and a backpack. The encounter startled me, and I immediately said, “Zdravo,” (hello) to start an interaction while pulling my GoPro out of my pouch while walking sideways.

After a a second of silence, the man said something to me in an angry tone. I noticed he was holding a metal rod. At the same time, I realized I was shining a 1000-lumen light directly into his face, it's something I wouldn’t appreciate either.

I stepped up the small slope, and without saying another word, he passed me at a brisk pace. He didn’t even look at me and seemed lost in his own world. That’s why I decided to stay and film him as he walked by.

Unfortunately, the head strap of my GoPro partially blocked the view, so he isn’t visible in the footage, a frustrating coincidence that makes the moment far less intense than it actually was. At that point, I wasn’t immediately afraid of him. He hadn’t done anything to me and was most likely just heading toward the exit. What did concern me, was the reason for the metal rod he was carrying.

I assume he may have been fishing illegally on the island, using that metal rod. Or… he was simply a strange man walking around with a metal bar.

This encounter, combined with the eerie atmosphere of abandoned buildings in the dark and the mist that rolled in during the night, created a distinctly horror-like tone in the video, which I intentionally carried through in the editing. I always enjoy creating a specific mood in my videos when I have enough material to support it.

I hope you enjoy watching.

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