Saturday, 7 February 2009

Folowing my way : Ljubjana - Slovenjia

It's done, I'm arrived in the Slovenian capital ! I needed 10 days to join this town, but Slovenia is a such little country that I won't stay more than 4 days (+1 to visit Ljubjana) before joining the Adriatic coast and Croatia.
No matter during the jorney, I stil walk 8 hours every day / 35 km minimum, and I go, no worry, following little mountain roads to stay quiet. One of the main default of those roads is I can't find a lot of food shop, and sometimes, the road is kidding me going up at the end of the day until the clouds, in the cold and the rain, when I'm tired and have nothing to eat, of course...
But otherwise, it's very nice, and moutains protect me in the morning against the sun so hot since a few days. Sometimes, a storm break at the end of the day : so I wake earlier now (5h, sometimes 4h30 a.m.) to walk in the cool, and do 25 km before to burn (10 a.m.)... After, I stop in the beginning of the afternoon, and let the heat pass until 4 or 5 p.m., and I go again for the last 15 km. It's not bad to walk in the sunset... I still have the daily heat, I take the time to see the sky which is going dark in colors orange, pink, red, and about 8h30 p.m., everybody has come back home and I'm alone one the road... so nice !

On the other hand, if I want to do more than 40 km to go somewhere (like today -> I wanted to arrive in the center of Ljubjana to find a bed), no choice, I have to walk : and I confirm, it's warming !
But this is the game.
And sometimes, there is some "extras" -> I have been invited again to sleep in a house ! Near Graz, in the south of Austria, I met a guy who was interested by my bag. I invite me for a coffee, we talk together, and he ask me where I will sleep this night : fortunately, he live not far of there ! He invites me immediately, and in the evening, after 5 hours of walk, I arrive not far of his home. he watch me on the road, and escort me on the last 2 km. There, he treat me like a king, anticipating everything, wash, washing-machine, drink, diner, good bed, before I ask anything : in fact, he know perfectely what I need because he done the St James Way, and during the 4 months of walk until Spain, he have been guested many times -> he want to give back the hospitality he received, and it's me who profit !












Nice, isn't it ?
A good motivation for the next morning !

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