On the mountain

(I'll try to upload the related photos to my yahoo photo page site ...)

Well, that seemed to be the right bus. I made it into Donolavy just fine. It's a cute place, cut into a mountain valley. The mountain roads were littered with little chalets, winter homes, and sport shops. All of this seems a bit out of place in the midst of the summer.

I found a trail and hiked up one of the mountains for a couple of hours. It seemed to be a maintenance road of some sort - just a couple of tracks in the dirt really. Eventually, it dumped me out onto a ski slope maybe two-thirds of the way up the mountain.

Now, I just gotta admit it wasn't a hard hike, but I was still breathing hard at points. Dallas is just too damned flat for my own good :)

Anyway,I just sorta chilled up there for a while, enjoying the peace and quiet. A light rain fell, pleasant in its own right, as I made my way back down. A late lunch in the village, and then I caught the bus back to Banska Bystrica.

I had a wonderful nap back at the hotel, and then spent some time working as I listened to VH1 on the TV (one of the two english channels).

Feeling the need to get out of the room a bit before bedtime, I made my way back into the town center and am sitting in some club listening to dance music. The place is nearly empty though. Kinda quiet for a saturday night, but again it's off season.

So, all in all, a pretty good day.