It is now 10:30am and I'm sitting here on our balcony while Derek has gone for a bit of a walk to explore. The reason I'm here and not walking as well is because I very cleverly managed to kick my toe on the shower door track this morning and I've lifted one side of the nail right out of the nail bed on the big toe of my left foot. It didn't bleed all that much but Dr Derek had to do some emergency first aid by using one of his (clean) hankies as a bandage. I will definitely lose the nail and walking very far is out of the question for the next few days which is such a nuisance. I've just got to make sure that I keep it clean so it does't become infected. Luckily my sandals are OK to wear with my makeshift bandage as it is the only footwear I have with open toes. There is a pharmacy in a nearby town but won't be open until tomorrow so will have to make do with the hankie bandage for now.
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| Julian mountains |
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| Walking track to Sap Savica (Savica waterfall) |
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| One of the rivers flowing into Lake Bohinj |
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| Pension Stare |
However, if it had to happen anywhere, at least I've picked a very beautiful spot to do it in. From where I am sitting I can see ash trees and fir trees plus there is constant bird song to listen to including the occasional cuckoo. The cable car is working this morning and I can watch it gliding up the side of the mountain. It was quite cloudy first thing this morning but the peaks have now cleared and I can look across the lake to the other side of the valley.
This afternoon we took the cable car up Vogel mountain. The cable car lifts its passengers 1,000 metres in 5 minutes which makes it one of the fastest in the world. There is a hotel at the top (which is only open in winter) and a cafe which was open to feed the summer tourists. I couldn't hobble very far so we only stayed long enough to have some lunch and then took the next cable car back down again. The views were spectacular and even though I have problems with heights sometimes, we both thoroughly enjoyed the short ride. The pictures speak for themselves.
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