Finally.. this morning we woke up in Satu Mare knowing it was our last day in Romania, but more importantly - knowing that we would be reunited with our Motorhome 'Rosanna', after a 400km drive back toward Presov (Slovakia).
We have spent the past four days awaiting news on the progress of the repair, at the same time the mechanic were awaiting for the new part required (for repair) to arrive. It's been a frustrating period, but things could be much worse. Whilst waiting on the green light, we found ourselves in an Air B'n'B located in North-West Romania, with an unlimited supply of electricity, Wi-Fi & hot water - three things we had been consistently lacking on the road.
It was a great time to catch up on editing, whilst enjoying features that appeared "additional" to us - a small balcony, a widescreen TV, and a normal sized fridge. Luxuries aside, we were both itching to jump back in our Motorhome and the constant surprises that this method of traveling provides. We reached Rosanna by late afternoon, and after disposing of the filth present in her fridge (plus the 0% alcohol beers "donated" to us by the auto shop) we were on the road toward Slovenia.
We only had enough time to reach a countryside area in Central Hungary, but it felt strangely right. Behind schedule, we decided to aim for Lake Bled the following day (North-West Slovenia) - a 600km drive from camp. This leg of our journey proved to be one of the nicest yet, thanks to the incredible tunnels that run through the mountains of central Slovenia. Exiting each of them, we were treated to wide open views of the surrounding valleys, and reached Lake Bled by sunset.
After free camping just outside of the town, we explored the Lake itself the next morning, before making our way to the less populated Lake Bohinj. We parked up at Camp Bohinj , which - at only 23 Euros per night (Incl. Power, Wi-Fi and Showers) was easily one of our favourite paid spots of the trip thus far.
We scored a magical sunset which, combined with hummus and cold beers, left us feeling pretty pleased with how the day had panned out. With an abundance of treks in the area, we opted to hit they hay early and catch sunrise from a higher vantage point.
Our mental ‘Kramer’ alarm systems were in full swing as we beat the iPhone clock - 4.45am. I gave the gloves their long awaited debut and we began making our way toward Savica Waterfall - about a 90 minute trip from the camp. We reached an opening about 15 minutes from the waterfall and decided this would be a good place to set up for sunrise, where I would also take off the drone to capture some aerial footage.
Don’t think I was going to let this post go on without the mention of any hiccups..
Turns out I didn’t realise that the home point of the drone had set itself roughly 60 meters from myself, which meant when it was time to land (due to extremely low battery power) I became very confused as to why I couldn’t hear or see it. Long story short, the rest of the day proceeded to revolve around finding the drone - scaling vertical rockfaces in the process.
I was feeling pretty down about the whole thing, but Jake was able to swing my focus to the good times ahead and with that in mind, it was time to start making moves toward Italy! We were on the hunt for a free camp, which lead us to the ski fields located in Slovenia's West.
We drove up toward a mountain known as Kranjska Gora and soon found out that it is also home to a Nordic Ski Championship Venue. Not only had Slovenia provided us with the best paid camp, but it had now delivered the most unique camp to date. It was also a great spot to debrief our time here, which you can watch in the latest episode of Motorhomies.
Odometer currently reads 217 080, which means we have now clocked 3200km in Rosanna.
Next up - Italia!