Today it is raining again, but that is okay because it is a driving day. We wandered around Otocac for a while, grabbed some pizza (at $1 for a large slice), then got on the highway to Ljubljana, which is where we are now.
The hotel clerk asked if this was our first time in Croatia, and if we liked it. I told her it was and that we liked it very much.
Croatia has been an interesting place. The people seem to be very polite and gracious, and helpful in every way. What I find rather odd though, is that they have very few American tourists, but they speak American English almost flawlessly. Even those who don't speak it well know enough to communicate in an intelligent way. I find that fascinating. Everyone we have asked about it states that they learned it by watching American movies and television. Almost all of the restaurants were playing American songs. And, Croatia is simply put, a beautiful country. Of course, we haven't been in the big cities, so it might be different there. We still see remnants left over from the war - mostly buildings that have never been repaired, or memorials to those who fought. There were supposedly still "land mine" signs, but we didn't see any. Lonnie did take a dirt road through a field though. Halfway down the dirt road was a sign pointing to archaeological ruins -a monument to Mithrus, so we continued on to see it. I told him not to turn around in the field though, since we do not know which fields still have land mines. He did take my advice about that!
Now we are on the side of the road so that Lonnie can sleep some more. I think he is getting worse, but he claims he is not. He said that he would rather feel bad here than at home, and what would be the difference anyway. I told him that maybe the doctor could do something to help him at home.
It is getting late, and we are still on the road to Ljubljana. Once again the GPS decided to take us on the one lane road scenic route through small Slovenian towns and heavily wooded mountain areas. We are finally back on a normal highway now. Nothing like taking the back roads.
There is one thing that I don't understand. Before Europe became the European union, we had to show our passports at every border crossing. Then, when they became the EU, we no longer had to stop at the borders. We thought border checks were a thing of the past. Now, once again, we have had to show our passports at every crossing, most of the time to each country within 300 yards of each other. It is just like old times.
We are finally in Slovenia. It is still pouring down rain. We decided to bypass Ljubljana and go straight to the caves since that is one of the main reasons for coming here. Hopefully we will find a hotel there soon.
We found a hotel at nine, went to eat, and now it is after midnight. I'm tired and going to bed. This hotel requires early checkout.
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