16115

Croatia: Cycling to Spa

Today, Nada and me decided to spend the day in the spa. Nada drove to Krapinske Toplice, while I rode there with the bike - Garmin Connect. We both relaxed there and after coming back to our weekend house, we prepared a nice barbecue.

Relaxing day.

 

Barbecue evening.

#cycling #spa #barbecue

16114

Slovenia / Croatia: Ride to Work and Lawn Mowing

In the morning I rode to work with my Metliška Črnina - Garmin Connect. After work, Nada picked me up and we went to our weekend house in Croatia, where we will stay for a few days. The first thing we did, was that we mowed the lawn.

 

Tuši in action.

#cycling

16111

Slovenia: Test ride with Honda Varadero and Toyota Corolla

My friend Marko, aka Bosanc swapped the motorbike with me, so I was able to do a ride with his Honda Varadero. After work I did a detour towards Kamnik and below Krvavec and on the way I also found a few geocaches. it is a nice and solid bike, maybe a bit heavy. In the afternoon I met with Nada and we did another test, this time with a car, Toyota Corolla. We also like that one.

 

On the ridge above the village of Tunjice, the Baroque beauty, the pilgrimage church of St. Ana, an icon of the Slovenian Baroque, looks far and wide.

 

Peter Pavel Glavar (1721 - 1784) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, beekeeper, writer, and businessman. In 1761–66, he erected the High-Baroque St. Anne's Church.

My ride for today.

Geocaching along the way.

Afternoon drive with 12th generation Toyota Corolla TS.

Look, no hands.

Geocaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "MissJenn’s 5 Cents", TB9K7R9, "Sukerbiet 1", TB9VDJJ and "Schwarzer Delfin mit Anker", TB9YMGV):

- Waypoint to Panorama View 1, GC49A93

- Panorama View - Cerkev Sv. Ane Tunjice, GC3YNNX

- Kačja slinca, GC3QQ22

#motorbike #testride #geocaching

16110

Slovenia: MTB Guide Course, 2nd Part, Day 4

Our MTB Guide course came to an end. Today we had a final exam and we had to plan a MTB trip all by ourselves. Our destination was mountain pasture Planina Stamare (Garmin Connect) and I think we all passed. The instructors were satisfied with our progress and they just wished us good luck with the final part of becoming a guide - official MTB trip, that has to be organized within 3 months. We spend great and really intense 4 days in the mountains. Good luck to all of us at the final tour.

Previous days of our MTB course: Part 2, Day 3 - 16109, Part 2, Day 2 - 16108, Part 2, Day 1 - 16107, Part 1, Day 2 - 16089, Part 1, Day 1 - 16088

View to Julian Alps.

Audience at mountain pasture planina Stamare.

Hi guys.

Participants.

We had an issue on the way back. One of our instructors broke an arm. Luckily, it was just a rehearsal.

#MTB #Guide

16109

Slovenia: MTB Guide Course, 2nd Part, Day 3

Time flies and we woke up into our 2nd half of our MTB Guide course on Valvasorjev dom mountain hut. Our schedule already became a routine and we were busy the whole day, with lectures and practical exercises.

Previous days of our MTB course: Part 2, Day 2 - 16108, Part 2, Day 1 - 16107, Part 1, Day 2 - 16089, Part 1, Day 1 - 16088

You can't go everywhere with the bike, so we also did some hiking - Garmin Connect.

Ajdna is a stony outcrop beneath Stol. The village flourished in the turbulent times of Late Antiquity, when military gangs raided the valleys on their way to Italy. The latest research explained the destruction of the small village on Ajdna, which disappeared in the flames of the invaders at the end of the 6th century. Who were the attackers? Slavic tribes who were invading towards the West? A section of the mercenary Byzantine army? A gang of thugs who looted for a living? We don’t know.

On the ridge above Ajdna.

View to upper Sava valley and Julian Alps.

Exercises with the bike.

Practicing corners.

Crossing the obstacles.

#MTB #Guide

16108

Slovenia: MTB Guide Course, 2nd Part, Day 2

Our MTB Guide course continued with the same intensity. Morning lectures, followed by a practical ride with another mentor. Late afternoon was spent back in our class room.

Previous days of our MTB course: Part 2, Day 1 - 16107, Part 1, Day 2 - 16089, Part 1, Day 1 - 16088

The big boss.

Just like yesterday, we arrived to Zabreška planina.

When everything fails, good old map & compass will solve the orientation issue.

View to Lake Bled.

Back to school - Garmin Connect.

First aid.

#MTB #Guide

16107

Slovenia: MTB Guide Course, 2nd Part, Day 1

Today we started with the 2nd part of our MTB course, mission - become a MTB guide. We gathered in Završnica and the we headed to Valvasorjev dom mountain hut, our home for 4 days. Soon we started with lectures, then we headed out to our first tour. Quite intense schedule was finished in the evening back in our class room.

Previous days of our MTB course: Part 1, Day 2 - 16089, Part 1, Day 1 - 16088

Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom, our home for 4 days.

Gašper, our today's mentor, gave us instructions.

On Zabreška planina - Garmin Connect.

Lectures and working with Base Camp.

Outside lectures.

Everything about the weather.

Late night class.

#MTB #Guide

16106

Slovenia: Happy Birthday Badžo

After the afternoon ride to Prelaz Ljubelj (Garmin Connect) I joined my friends, where we made a surprise for our friend. Badžo will turn 50 tomorrow, so we made a small pre-celebration for him. Happy Birthday Badžo!

Counter attack.

#birthday

16103

Slovenia: MTB ride to 24th Hrast memorial

Today, the 24th Hrast memorial took place and I decided to visit it with a bicycle - Garmin Connect. Hrast memorial is a race, where drivers of motorcycles, motorcycles with sidecars, and oldtimer cars compete in a race along the well known gravel road that leads over the mountain pass of Ljubelj, with a grade of 33%. The first mountain speed races for cars and motorcycles in Slovenia took place on Ljubelj as far back as in 1926, when the development of motorization was still in early infancy. Up until 1939 there were eleven races, with a high international participation, and Ljubelj became famous as the most challenging race in Europe.

Miro and Alenka Hrast on BMW 750 R75 from 1939.

Dusted.

NSU MAX 300 from 1956.

Puch 250 SGS from 1955.

Another Puch SGS 250. This one from 1958.

 

Activities back at the start of the race.

#MTB #Karawanks #oldtimer

16101

Slovenia: Happy Birthday Tanja

Our neighbor Tanja celebrated today and as usual, we visited her at her picnic place. Happy Birthday Tanja!

Never to old for new things. Cheers.

#birthday

16096

Slovenia: Tromeja

Peč (also Tromeja), in Italian Monte Forno and in German Dreiländereck or Ofen, is a 1508 m high peak located on the tri-border between Slovenia, Italy and Austria. Today, Nada, Bronco and me hiked to the summit from Rateče.

Start from Rateče.

Waiting for Nada.

Bunkers along the way.

 

Finding a geocache in one of the bunkers.

Group photo below the summit.

Abandoned military complex.

Summit, 1508 m.

 

View from the top to Slovenian side.

Descending.

Ending the hike in Rateče - Garmin Connect.

Geocaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "MissJenn’s 5 Cents", TB9K7R9, "Sukerbiet 1", TB9VDJJ and "Schwarzer Delfin mit Anker", TB9YMGV):

- Italian border bunker 2#- crack the code, Mystery, GC370EV, where I dropped off trackable item "Ameland 13 - Robbe", TB6CW7Z

- Tromeja, Multi, GCH635

#hiking #Karawanks #CatahoulaLeopardDog #border #geocaching