Daphne's Drivel

 Thursday and Friday Sep 24th -25th We had a route all planned out for today to take us towards the mountain resort town of Kranjska Gora, and expected to have quite a bit of climbing. For various reasons, one of which was to possibly reduce the amount of climbing, we modified the route a bit. However, the day proved quite challenging due to a couple of navigation issues plus several road closures due to construction and at least one impossible pathway! We were also trying to stay off some busy roads. But at least the weather was perfect, apart from a light rain shower. One of the better route sections of the morning They say there's one in every family 😁 Great pathway but we both pushed the bikes up this hill Once we reached the industrial town of Jesenice, we finally joined up with the excellent pathway called the D2, which follows an old railway route all the way to the Italian border. There were lots of hills, some of which I walked. Our afternoon was brightened with a chance ...

 Sept 22nd - 23rd There's a good reason cars and cyclists choose to take the moto-rail between Most na Soci and Bohinjska Bistrica. The elevation goes from about 200 meters at the Most train station to 525 meters at the end of the ride. A difficult, steep and winding mountain road does join the two towns, so most people avoid it in favor of the train. Upon arriving at Bohinjska, our goal was the short 15 km ride to the lake of the same name, where we knew there was a campground on the south shore. The ride was gorgeous, and the weather was perfect.  The photos that follow are in reverse order, but you'll get the idea! Evening light just in front of our tents Soaking up the last of the sun before the dramatic cool-down There were some people swimming, but we didn't venture in Our tents are back in the trees there somewhere Toasting our best campground yet!   Arriving at the lake. The campground was at the far end The lovely cycleway to Bohinjska jezero  (the proper na...

 Sep 22nd From Most na Soci, our travels would continue with a unique train ride. I had learned about this moto-rail train that takes cars and up to 30 bikes on a YouTube video where riders used it to connect two areas with steep mountains in between. Our destination would be a small town called Bohinjska Bistrica, not far from the famous Lake Bled. We arrived early to be sure if getting on, but it wasn't busy for cyclists as it turned out. It was interesting to watch the cars load on, and was very easy to walk our bikes into the normal carriages for passengers and bikes. This rail service is far from high-tech, and I'm sure the trains are really old. The train did a shuffle back and forth to disconnect the engine and send it on another track to get it to the front end of the train. Station conductors dressed in smart uniforms and tickets for bikers and passengers were purchased on the train. We sat in the old style "compartments". A good part of the journey was in tu...