Saturday 10th November 2018
This morning we negotiated the release of the plug on our electric cable from the locked cabinet it was imprisoned in and left the campsite heading north.
We followed the valley of the river Soca northwards stopping along the way to take in the sights.
The river is a beautiful blue.
We headed up towards a high alpine pass.
The scenery became more and more dramatic.
We climbed up through numerous hairpin bends each one having a sign with a number and its height in metres above sea level!
Eventually we reached the Vrsic Pass at 1611 metres and stopped for a cup of tea.
It was a pretty bleak place today.
The weather improved as we descended on the north side of the pass and we got some marvellous views of the Julian Alps.
This is the eastern extremity of the main chain of the alps which runs from the south of France all the way here.
Descending through the hairpin bends is much easier than going up. The main issue here is not overheating the brakes - I was in 2nd gear most of the way down.
We stopped for the day at the town of Kranjska Gora and after doing a supermarket shop parked at the town Aire which we are sharing with their mega snow pisteing machines.
We have marvellous views up to the Julian Alps from the Aire.
It is very frustrating for Ann as she can only walk a short distance and it is very painful for her to do so. We very much doubt that seeking local medical advice could alleviate the problem in the short term. We have therefore very reluctantly and with great regret decided to return to Devon and seek the help of the NHS.
Today we travelled 46 miles (74 kilometres). We are at N46.48759 E13.77482
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