We woke up at about 9 am and went to breakfast. It was fabulous. What a a contrast with the Ptuj breakfast -- wonderful freshly brewed coffee, several cereals + yogurt, home made cheeses and sausages, eggs made to order and fresh bread, rolls and sweet mini croissants. A feast.
After breakfast, we decided to do some hiking. We went down the valley to a little information kiosk at the base and asked the girl there to recommend a trail for about 4 hours. She recommended an easy train to Rinka Waterfalls (about 1.5 hrs one way) + a continuation to the the top of the Okreslij mountain for an additional hour. We decided to give it a try. It was a very pleasant trail through the woods and meadows, but there were traps a long the way -- we had to stop every now and then to read ethnographic explanations, then we encountered a mountain hut/restaurant and had to stop for a beer, then we stopped to discuss important issues, admire flowers, have a little snack, and so on and on and on. The fact is that the 1.5 hr trail took us more then than 4 hours to complete. We did get to the Rinka waterfall, but it was too late to continue. The waterfall is spectacular . It is the longest waterfall in Slovenia -- 90 meters long. Next to the waterfall, high on the mountain slope is a little bar called the Eagle’s Nest so we decided to go there and reward ourselves with some coffee for our effort. As we were drinking our (very good) coffee, it started to pour and a group of Slovenian hikers took shelter there too. We had to wait for about an hour for the rain to subside. In the meantime, we saw how they transported beer from the base of the mountain to the top of the Okreslij mountain’s hiker’s bar -- via a yellow aerial container. Beer must be an essential commodity for Slovenian hikers. We started walking down at about 4:30 pm and made it back to the farm at 6:15, just in time for another huge dinner.
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