| Sabina Grahek13. 08. 2019 10:15:05 |
Oh, dear, dear.........VODNIKOV DOM at Velem polje!!!!! On Friday afternoon we climbed from Rudno polje to Vodnikov dom to sleep there and head out the next day on the traverse described above. We had already reserved a spot by phone, notified again on Friday morning that we were coming in the evening.........We arrive and what do we find, everything is full. They sent us to the lower planšarija, where we found four more hikers in the same situation. There we learned that almost all beds were taken and the planšar wasn't even informed of our arrival. I was lucky, as one spot was found for me. The others had to sleep in a nearby wooden hut, which is occasionally also a chapel, quite comfortable. But, what with the lack of blankets, and we didn't have sleeping bags with us............Well, the first night was a bit --quite cold for some, but better the next day as we warmed up nicely on the long tour. The next night we all got spots in the planšarija. In the end, we found it much more comfortable, friendly and homely than at Vodnikov dom. An older but very youthful and vital couple takes care of 65 cows, and occasionally offers accommodation, prepares breakfast with homemade bread, butter and milk, for lunch and dinner cooks excellent žganci with sour milk............in short, an unpleasant start with an excellent end. The friendly caretaker pointed us to the right path very early in the morning, which led us to the planina below Mišelj vrh. Here we saw a herd of chamois, about thirteen of them..........When we reached the scree, a big rock directed us right onto an unmarked path. The path took us across a grassy plain into a gravel gully, to a scree field and to a grassy saddle. From there, Triglav captured our attention in all its beauty. We turned left towards the summit, searched a bit for the easiest passage and climbed up the gully to easier terrain and the top. Here two young guys from Jezersko caught up with us, so we continued the path occasionally together. Walking along the very scenic ridge didn't cause us major problems and fairly quickly we found ourselves on the last part of the ascent, which is not difficult. Our friend skipped this last part because the sleepless night due to cold left its mark. After descending from the summit along the same path, we turned left towards Dolič and along the picturesque Velska dolina back to the planšarija, where Mrs. Tina took care with warm words and good food to replenish our lost strength. The next day we said goodbye with extremely nice feelings and besides the body, the soul was especially nourished.
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