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Published: August 7th 2023
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• We walked, we perambulated, we strolled, we ambled, we strode out, we slogged up, we stepped in and we paced. Over gravel, pebbles, stones, mud, grass, pavement, streams, puddles, streets, roads and plenty of countryside but we are here. Not sure why that number 1 is in the blog but I can’t get rid of it. Consequently it stays as a point of interest.
Plenty of those today. The shot of the beehives may be imbedded in text if I manage to write enough and that is possible because I’ve left our room and come downstairs to the most comfy chairs. I will drop a photo to sort of show you what I mean. The fact that I have a super cold draft lager to go with the chair helps as well.
• These numbers are super strange. It’s not simply paragraphs that do it.
There’s a landscape shot that just captures Triglav in the far distance. That’s the sort of holy grail and equivalent to Mt Blanc for our Mt Blanc walk. Equally majestic and equally spectacular and equally significant we get regular glimpses and are always impressed.
• We walked with 2 Americans for a significant proportion of the day.
Victorian and Parker from Washington DC which was a change from the solo style walking I have become accustomed to. Shared a few stories, some biscuits (I told them they were cookies) and we will probably see them again during further stages of the trail although they are only tackling 6 stages.
• A compulsory detour added a little distance but a significant amount of uphillness to the route. From the sign you can deduce that numerous roads are closed well so was the gorge route which necessitated a detour which significant uphill sections. Quite difficult but always better after arriving and showering and sitting down with a beer. Total ascent today was over 1000 m and with the detour it would be close to 1200m. At a rise of 20 cm per step (generous) that equates to 6000 vertical steps! That’s a lot. And some one inquired as to why the trail was tough! Assuming a ceiling height of 3 m (again very generous) that‘s a 400 storey building! I think the Rialto in Melbourne is a 73 storey building so our ascent is equivalent to going up the stairs there almost 5 and a half times! And some one
inquired as to why the trail was tough! It is difficult to show gradients in photos bit I’ll drop a couple.
• We feel a bit out of place here. The hotel is billed as a ‘sports hotel’. We’ve seen some Slovenian team arrive, we’ve seen slalom skiers training on the roads here, we’ve seen runners, joggers and walkers, groups doing yoga on the basketball courts and heaps of people strolling around looking like they need a good feed and a few beers! Don’t worry I do my best! And this is it. There’s nothing else around.
• Again numbered points, why? Today was described as a ‘difficult’ day and tomorrow as ‘ moderate’ and from memory I think the distance is similar but the ascent is significantly less and the descent significantly more. That means the surface will be important so here’s hoping it’s not the large stones we had for much of today. It means you have to watch your feet quite carefully as the binding sands have washed away and the risk of rolling an ankle or hurting a knee is real and could be quite scary and quite catastrophic.
• Walk day 1 is over and now it’s beer
o’clock and look at the menu. The choice is eat here or don’t eat so it’s pretty easy for us. It will be interesting to see the offerings. I‘m assuming as they have beer they will have real food. The thought of mung beans and a colonoscopy don’t thrill me at all.
• Caio for now as I investigate tomorrow.
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