Woke up to sore feet, the adventurous pair had a shower and snacked on yesterday night's Mexican cold leftover. We were picked up by a friendly Slovenian guide in a van and she explained the iteniary to the group which consisted of 3 Aussie gals, a Belgian hermit and the 2 of us.
First stop was a cooling walk in the Skojan caves and we were rather disappointed to learn that we were not allowed to take photos as the group was too big for the guide to control. Nevertheless, we took in the wondrous sights. The 1.5 hr walk was mostly on man made pavements meandering along deep chasms. The group seemed to sort itself in order of descending IQ (us in front of course). Not the most amazing we have ever seen but we were definitely impressed with the "cups chamber" - terrace effect of cup shaped steps - uncanny for a natural formation and the depth of the caves - over a 100 metres of descent with a flowing river beneath the bridge.
The dynamic six moved on to the much anticipated prosciutto and wine tasting under some lovely vines in a quaint little winery outside the caves. It was not just a booze session as we learnt that the world reknowned prosciutto originated in Slovenia, not Italy. The lovely lady working in the vineyard showed us her pet hedge-hog, Jacob, which she rescued off the road, for some photos. What a cutie!
An hour later, we were bussed to romantic Piran. Finally! Some free and easy time to ourselves. Unsatisfied with the few slices of proscuitto, we decided to have some more cold cuts and wine spritzers to go with for lunch by the sea, admiring the Adriatic sea and Croatia from the cafe.
The view was somewhat tainted by uninhibited sun-bathing Europeans but it did not stop the brave couple from exploring the coastal sights. As our feet were still feeling the effects of yesterday's hike, we took it easy and strolled the city at a leisurely pace.
Just as we were ready to board the van back to the city, the weather took a turn and lashing rain came pouring down. We snuggled in the comforts of our spacious van and enjoyed a little snooze back while listening to the pitter patter rain.
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