Tag: cycle touring slovenia
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Hiding in a foibe
Sometimes we have days where everything seems stacked against us, although it didn’t feel like that right from the beginning… We both had limited sleep even though we had got into our bags quite early (again, as soon as it was dark @ 8.30ish). Just as I was undressing and trying to remove some at…
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Nothing to see here…
Some days are uneventful and don’t warrant writing about… this was one of those days. Turn away if you want anything intetesting to happen. Waking up next to our beautiful sunny lake we enjoyed coffee while watching nature become more active. We heading into a local town in order to stock up with food for…
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Idrija to Cerknisko Jezero
The landscape of Europe is littered with the remains of past borders and the fortifications that defended them. Our morning started next to the overgrown remains of a vast bunker chiseled out of a limestone outcrop with a decaying long anti tank wall bisecting the forest, a reminder that this land has passed frequently between…
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War things mainly….
For our own sanity and wellbeing we decided that today we would have a full day off to relax and sort out our gear. Although the hostel is a major drain on our budget, we really needed to get our gear clean and dry. Despite the forecast showing rain all day, the sun was shining…
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The Vrsic Pass
We have often said that cycling is more of a psychological challenge than a physical one, finding the determination to carry on every day, cycling long distances at a slow pace. Well today showed that that is a load of bollocks and we were clearly talking out our arses! The day started off in…
Sam and Sheena Cycle 