Penny, Murray and the blow up goat

Day 1 at Swiss o week!

Entertaining locals

For the last week we have been the honoured and greatful guests of the people of the Gora plateau.

Last night we had a traditional dinner of polenta and goulash, the night before we were entertained by the village choirs and musicians.

Julian alps

We have been stoked with the mountain huts around these parts-found this bivouac most of the way up a 2000m cliff near the italy-slovenia border.shared it only with a couple of mice and friendly marmots.

Sitting at a Slovenian pub

I am sitting at a pub in the small Slovenian town of Otlica blogging and drinking white wine.

Penny is with the other NZ girls at a lace making workshop. The local tourist agency has thoughtfully arranged an entertainment program for us, very generous since we are merely sleeping on the floor of their school.

Last night was cheese, blueberry liquer and football. Tomorrow is perhaps paintball.

We have very much enjoyed Slovenia, a new country but an old culture. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is almost perceptable here but the Slovenes have built a friendly, cultured and hopeful nation on these foundations.

We are orienteering each day on beautiful, challenging forests and getting fitter all the time. I will write and take more photos of this soon.

One frustration is blogging on the phone, it is far less user friendly than the laptop, but I will continue to make do. Apologies if the formatting is no good.

BLEDdy Hell

In Bled earlier today now in Slovenian wop wops for orienteering. Had a great climb of Triglav over last couple of days.

Predjama Castle

No jousting today, at least not yet

The burj

What exactly is a burj?