Having picked up the car, we were lured into the first small village we passed to photograph the church with the mountains behind. All the houses were tidy and beautifully kept with window boxes spilling with flowers and neat piles of wood drying for the winter.
Love the small cups of coffee served with a glass of water.
Our drive was leisurely as we soaked up the views on the way, but stopping places were scarce and there will be plenty of photo ops later.
The road followed the valley, then climbed with hairpin bends before levelling out again to run along a high valley, through the village of Solčava and on to our pension, Planinski Dom Majerhold. Very fitting for the name to mean Mountain Home Majerhold as we found a huddle of wooden chalets set into the hillside at 1150m, surrounded by flowers and with mountains all around. When I realised this glacial valley is almost as high as the highest peak in the British Isles it certainly but it into better perspective for me.
Here is our chalet where we have the upstairs room which is very comfortable.
Our balcony is perfect for relaxing and takes in a view of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. It is dominated by Ojsterica, the tallest peak at 2350m, with Križevnik on the left and a collection of smaller peaks on the right, all of which stand as guardians over the Logar Valley concealed between.
We spent the afternoon enjoying our surroundings, and I even joined a small group on the grass doing yoga. All we could hear was birdsong and the background buzz of others sitting out and chatting as we shared a beer and made a bit of a plan for tomorrow.
Dinner was simple but delicious, a local barley soup, pork and cheesy courgette from the grill with roast potatoes and salad then apple strudel to finish, which we ate sitting outside overlooking the mountains.
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