Jen and Rebecca Get Cheesy (and Maybe a Little Drunk)

We began our day hopeful that Rebecca and Anna’s luggage was magically delivered overnight. Sadly, our dreams were dashed before 8am. Luckily, Jen is a habitual over-packer and had enough clothes to loan an entire outfit to Anna and a few clean items to Rebecca too. Sadly Jen’s bras and pants don’t fit Rebecca. But at least we all got to condition and dry our hair.
 
After another delicious farm breakfast, we spotted signs of sun, so we decided to head to the pristine wilderness of nearby Lake Bohinj. Our first stop was the Alpine Dairy Museum (few people would be more excited than Rebecca to visit such a place as it tells the story of cheese making in the Slovene Alps). Next we hiked up to the Slap Savica in the Triglav National Park (that’s a waterfall, in case you haven’t been following this blog closely enough.) There were lovely views of the mountains and Lake Bohinj, seen once we climbed the 553 stairs to the viewpoint in the mountain. Bohinj is less touristy than Bled, so we had a very quiet lunch on the mountain side plus we were able to buy some smoky Emmenthaler cheese from a local vendor, another exciting moment for Rebecca.

CHEESE!

Beautiful ladies in front of a beautiful waterfall.

Next we took the Vogel cable car to the top of the mountains above the lake, challenging Jen’s fear of heights, but affording us a great vista of the lake.  Lo and behold, there was a Bohinj Cheese Trail at the top of the mountain, so of course we embarked on that journey, only to take a wrong turn and end up on a very steep path that did not lead us by the promised 18 sheep pastures.  But we were the only ones on our wrong trail, and it was a peaceful, beautiful hike, so Rebecca soon got over her disappointment of not finding cheese at the end of the trail.

Beautiful Lake Bohinj from the viewpoint above.

Strenuous hike for cheese that didn't exist.

We made a brief stop at a small WWI cemetery before heading back down the mountain into Bled and onward to our final stop for the night in Postojna.  Our room is a bit smaller, but brand new, so it’s still quite nice.  Our landlord made suggestions for dinner and for shopping, so our first stop was to the Mercator (the Slovene version of a mall).  After multiple trying-on attempts, Rebecca and Anna were able to find new outfits to wear until their suitcases are hopefully(?) delivered tomorrow, mostly from the Slovene version of Sports Authority.  Yay!  Clean clothes!  And Jen can have all of her clothes to herself again!

On the drive to Postojna, Jen calls the airline yet again to try to find the missing luggage.