we started to walk around the lake first as the weather forecast was not that fantastic. the girls got snap happy and i went a little overboard feeding signets pringles. so cute!
we had a whole lot of touristy things we wanted to do for the day, first thing on the agenda was hiring a rowboat and going to the island in the middle - the only natural island in slovenia. of course we had to make sure we found the cheapest rentals and shortest distance to the island possible, so walked half way round the lake to find the appropriate vessel. had a bit of fun going back to my old rowing days, kept wishing there was a slide in the boat!
after a look around the island we rowed our little boat back and proceeded to pass out on the manmade pebble beach for an hour or so. while we were there a thunderstorm began, but strangely the sky was still mostly blue and the air was warm. anyhow, was a nice energy boost before we set off to finish our loop of the lake and somehow find vintgar gorge.
on our way we managed to hike up to the castle, but like on the island were too cheap to pay entry fees. instead we trotted off and asked for directions to the gorge as we started to get lost. a lovely man at a hostel showed us the route on our map, a meandering wander through slovenian streets and little towns to the gorge.
despite the looming bad weather, we were so glad we persevered. vintgar gorge was absolutely breathtaking! seriously something out of a fairy tale.
the way out was a little bit hairy, utterly exhausted we were trekking through forest on barely marked paths. thankfully we made it out alive and once back in bled i inhaled a chicken kebab. 13 hours after our day begun we made it home, going to sleep well tonight!
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