Mountain Passes and train trips...

Leaving Bovec (pronounced Bovets) at a height of 480 m I climbed slowly to an altitude of 650 m, this is where the fun began! 8 km, 2.5 hours, two tins of Slovenien bean and sasuage soup, half a kilogram of biscuits and 3 liters of water later (not to speak of at least 25 breaks), I arrived at the pass at an altitude of 1611 m...

I happily rolled down the other side stopping only to take in the amazing scenery. Arrving on relatively flat land I headed down the valley to the small and very picturesque town of Bled with its´beautiful castle and small church on an island in the lake. Thunder and very impressive lightning followed by very heavy, but brief rain kept me entertained for the evening.

Leaving Bled I followed a large storm up a mountain valley and crossed the border into Austria staying in a terribly commercial campsite near a lake. Feeling the effects of two high mountain passes and 1500 km of cycling in two weeks I headed (100 km) to the nearest train station and caught the next train to Vienna to see my friends Miriam and Sebastian. The bike will again be rolling on Satruday or Sunday, direction: Slovakia.

(I have updated and added some photos to the last entry...)