Now waiting for the next hiccup!

Tuesday 24th April. Camped by another crystal clear river with chaps fishing along the banks. Awoke to Church bells ringing at 7am [they seem to like ringing the bells in Slovenia – I hear them again now at 7pm!] Had breakfast then discovered water all over the floor which meant the pipe under the sink was leaking! Nothing could be done until jubilee clips were purchased so turned off pump and set off on bikes to discover the lake. So lovely cycling along by the beautiful river with pretty woodland flowers, little bridges and the sun shining between the trees which are every shade of green. Lake Bohinj although nice is quite ordinary compared to Bled. On the way back we cycled through lush green meadows with random stacks of wood in peoples’ yards and in the fields. More than half of Slovenia is covered by forest and saw mills are plentiful. Neil purchased jubilee clips then we drove southwards over the Julien alps which were spectacular if a bit scary in places. A fare amount of snow around at 4.200 feet. Nearly at our destination in Postojna when a car appeared in front of us saying ‘Follow Me, Toll Inspection!’ Oh dear! Oh dear! We hadn’t purchased a vignette at the border [we did see a sign but the place to purchase one was closed] Anyway the lady fined us 150 euros when it should have been 300 which the guy who was with her kept telling her, so I guess we got off lightly! Neil now mending pipe and will then plan out tomorrow when we visit the caves which apparently are jaw dropping. We shall see….