Today wins the record for most idle day. It has poured with rain all day, and we have barely left the van. Mabel with her bladder of steel refused the morning wee walk and lasted 15 hours before conceding she would have to get wet. Even Ernest darted in and out as fast as he …
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180 – Beauty behind the clouds
I noticed a week or so ago that people on the camper forums were making their way to Spain…they are affectionately known as snow birds, arriving early November and staying in the warmth until Feb/March. Having realised our original winter destination of Greece is rather cold/wet I’ve been resisting joining the masses in Spain choosing …
179 – Ljubljana and laundry
Ljubljana is only a small city of 300,000 people and relatively new so there isn’t a huge amount to see, but it has a nice feel to it and it’s great being able to walk to everything. We first took the pups for a long walk around Tivoli City Park. It’s free to park there …
178 – Castles and Caves
Today we saw what feats of creation both man and nature can achieve. Our morning walk was around the grounds of Marimare Castle, which has a spectacular cliff edge setting with views of Slovenia to the left and views of Italy to the right. After a false start getting stuck in a tight, steep one …
177 – Soaking up the Slovenian Riviera
Being woken by roosters came as a bonus as our camp spot was near a school and we had been warned we could get trapped in if we didn’t leave early. So by 8am we had already arrived in the quaint town of Piran. Parking proved a bit of a struggle but we eventually found …
176 – Doggy Olympics and an amphitheatre
We were all a little slow to rise this morning. I’d slept through my alarm and we were so cosy after a mega thunderstorm last night. Honestly the sound of the rain was so heavy it felt like golf balls hitting the roof, and the first claps of thunder made me think someone had crashed. …
175 – Krka National Park & a Sea Organ
We were up bright and early to drive to Krka National Park. During the winter only two of the trails are open so we plumped for the Skradinski Buk waterfall, which you can walk to from Lozovac. Tickets were 30 kuna instead of 200 in summer and parking is free. It’s a pleasant boarded pathway …
174 – History as depicted by Frogs
Hoping to catch the sunrise I snuck out at 6am but it was already light. Still the valley view was wonderful and a great taste of what was to come. Again we took the inland longer route, and it was a dream drive of rugged scenery, hairpins and rural villages. Originally I’d hoped to go …
173 – Take the slow road
It can be tempting to take the fastest route, especially when the alternative is an hour slower but why drive on a motorway when you can wind through stunning inland scenery, villages and fortress ruins. November is rainy season and we have had a mix of downpours, drizzle and bright sunshine. While Mark described the …
172 – Plitvice Lakes aka heaven on earth
Today I’m largely going to let the photos do the talking. We drove to Plitvice National Park which is on the Croatia bucket list for many visitors with good reason – it is stunning! We opted for the green route C from the main carpark 1 which covers the great waterfall and both the upper …
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