A Turbulent Day In Slovenia

It was a bit of a turbulent one for me today. I stepped outside into another day of cold & rain and today I didn’t have the mental resilience for it.

Regardless, we made tracks towards Škofja Loka. Recommended by Marko we took to the hills. It was tough at times but even in the rain and the mist, it was worth it. After about 6 weeks of predominately flat miles, the hills, I admit were a bit of a shock to the system. I pushed for a short time – up and downhill, but with some persistence I’ll get stronger – it’s time to level up! Stew is pressing on well!

10 miles into our trip we were wet through! We stopped at a cafe to get some comfort and a hot drink. Barbara who served us in the cafe gave us the most perfect service! The hot chocolate was the best we’d had – Stew tried a white one and a milk one! In the background she was playing some 90s music which I enjoyed and she spoke English very well too!

As we worked our way through 1 coffee and 3 hot chocolates we were joined by Jernej. He cycled and was part of a cycling group who toured. He spotted our bikes outside and we got talking. This year he was hoping to cycle in Iran.

When we told him we were heading to Croatia he offered us a place to stay- unfortunately we weren’t going past his home! This wasn’t the last of his offers … as we were saying our goodbyes and I was just about to step onto my bike Jernej asked us to wait … he came back from his van with a gift for the road, some chorizo! We took it happily and we will look forward to enjoying it on a camp one evening!

We left Barbara’s cafe with a spring in our step. We were warm, the drinks were delicious and everyone in the cafe was a delight.

We’ve been very lucky in Slovenia – 3 fantastic warmshowers hosts for 3 nights: Marko who advised us on our route, Samo and Rok who let us stay in their apartment with full access to the kitchen and tonight, Gorazd who took us out for pizza! Over dinner he made some suggestions of places to visit in Slovenia and Croatia – all of which followed the route Marko suggested.

We feel happy to be in Slovenia!

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