(English version below)
Rejsedagen startede som de fleste af de forrige med at vækkeuret er sat til relativt tidligt, men det var ikke helt nødvendigt for det buldrede og bragede udendørs. Vi fik kigget lidt rader billeder og blev enige om at blive i sengene lidt endnu og prøve at ramme det tilsyneladende eneste ‘hul’ i regnvejret mellem 8 og 9. Det gik også fint og med lidt skubbehjælp fra er par af naboerne i mudderet kom vi afsted.
Næste stop havde vi egenligt tænkt skulle være i Slovenien og med en lidt østligere rute hjem, men pga alle de oversvømmelser de har haft tidligere på sommeren har vi valgt den rute fra selvom en del af de lukkede veje skulle være farbare igen. Alternativet er blevet ved Ossiacher See, tæt på Villach og den Slovenske grænse, så hvis ikke grænsen er for besværlig at passere at vi også fra denne lokation kan tage på opdagelse i begge lande.
Køreturen gik rigtigt fint med en lille undtagelse af at vi missede at det også krævede en form for betaling på de slovenske veje… Heldigvis ingen bøder, da vi selv fik googlet os frem til kravet og fundet en tankstation og betalt :-) Det var gråt og regnede hele vejen, så det var ikke meget vi nød den kønne køretur, men det dryppede heldigvis nogenlunde af, da vi kom frem til campingpladsen og skulle rigge til. Temperaturen siger, efter flere måneder med varme, 13 grader! Så vi må have det store fortelt med siderne frem igen. Det har vi ellers ikke haft brug for siden sidste stop i Østrig og har egenligt synes det har været lidt fjollet at køre rundt med.
Mens vi gik og satte op og ungerne var gået på opdagelse på den våde legeplads kom en af dem fra campingpladsen og sagde at der var gratis ponyridning, hvis vi havde lyst på den anden side af vejen. Det ville de gerne, så der blev lige fundet kondisko og lidt frem, og så afsted med os. Her kunne man mærke (for første gang) at vi nærmer os slutningen på feriesæsonen, for der stod en mand med en lastbil hvor 4 ponyer var hevet ud og stod at spiste græs. Der var en anden pige og hendes forældre! Men det var jo skønt for så var der ikke nogen at vente på. Sara skulle dog selv trække rundt og styre ponyerne, så Naja og Georg måtte pænt vente på hinanden. Det gik også fint og de fik telefonen til at tage et par billeder. Så nu har vi ca 100 billeder (og små film klip) af den samme pony! Jeg skal spare jer for nogle af dem på bloggen :-)
Dagen var alligevel gået stærkt og Naja og Kenneth tog ud for at handle, men det var blevet så sent at vi fik en hurtig gang pasta rundt om hjørnet i stedet for selv at lave mad. Vi sluttede dagen af med at se en smølfetegnefilm under dynen. Hyggeligt.
Travel day started like most of the previous ones, with the alarm clock set relatively early, but it wasn't really necessary due to the thunderous noise outside. We looked at some radar images and decided to stay in bed a bit longer and try to hit the apparent only gap in the rain between 8 and 9. It worked out fine, and with a little help from a couple of our neighbors to get out of the mud, we got going.
Our next stop was initially planned to be in Slovenia, with a slightly more easterly route home, but due to all the flooding they've had earlier in the summer, we've decided to skip that route, even though some of the closed roads are supposedly passable again. The alternative became Ossiacher See, close to Villach and the Slovenian border. If crossing the border isn't too complicated, we hope to explore both countries from this location.
The drive went pretty well, with one small exception being that we missed the fact that there was a toll requirement on the Slovenian roads... Fortunately, no fines, as we managed to Google the requirement and found a gas station to pay at :-) It was gray and rainy all the way, so we didn't really get to enjoy the scenic drive, but it thankfully stopped raining when we arrived at the campground and needed to set up. The temperature, after months of warmth, is now at 13 degrees Celsius! So, we had to set up our large awning with the sides again. We haven't needed it since our last stop in Austria and have actually found it a bit silly to carry it around.
While we were setting up and the kids were exploring the wet playground, one of the staff from the campground came over and told us there was free pony riding if we were interested, just across the road. The kids were keen on that, so they quickly found sneakers and a few things, and off we went. Here, for the first time, we could feel that we're getting towards the end of the holiday season, as there was a man with a truck and four ponies standing outside, munching on grass. There was another girl and her parents! But that was actually great because then there was no waiting involved. Sara had to lead and control the ponies herself, so Naja and Georg had to wait for each other. It went well, and they managed to use the phone to take a few pictures. So now we have about 100 pictures (and short video clips) of the same pony! I'll spare you some of them on the blog :-)
The day had gone by quickly, and Naja and Kenneth went out to shop, but it was already so late that we ended up grabbing a quick pasta dinner around the corner instead of cooking. We finished the day by watching a Smurfs cartoon under the covers. Cozy.
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