We had planned for this long weekend a tour of Carinthia utilising our Kärnten cards with lots chair lifts and hiking. This trip I had been planning for quite some time and we were really looking forward to it. But life is unpredictable and 2 days before I had very innocuously caught the outside of my foot on the leg of a chair in the house and as it turned out, broken my foot.
So hiking was not an option and whilst we were loading the van on Friday afternoon we still had no idea. But now our focus had changed from the mountains to the ocean. We knew that everything would be fully booked as we were just entering august so after an online search for the nearest FKK camp that had a free place we were given the option of camp Kanegra, which was only a few km’s over the border from Slovenia near the town of Umag. We both knew nothing of this place and after changing our kit choice in the van from mountains to ocean which is a whole lot easier as we need no clothes, we were off once more.
Not wanting to drive over the mountain passes with my foot we decided for a change to take the freeway via the Karawanken tunnel. And apart from the Toll, it was a much more relaxing drive than through the mountains.
On the way down and as it was already getting into late afternoon Leela was searching for a park-up for the evening near the border so that we could drive to the camp early next morning. She came up with Roberto’s near the border and in one of the Slovenian wine regions.
We arrived quite late and took the last parking place that was available just in time to watch a glorious sunset over the vineyards with the ocean in the distance. The park spot was great at 10€ and there was a toilet, cold shower and electric if you needed it. We never got the chance to sample any of his wine but were told it was also very good. We had a peaceful night there before heading off to a quiet border crossing after breakfast and arriving at the campsite at a very good time to be able to enjoy the whole day.
Being before 12 we were not able to go to the pitch, and as the camp was completely full we had no choice but to accept the pitch that they gave us but it turned out fine and just far enough away from the shore to avoid the action although because the camp is quite small so you are always near to everything anyway.
We enjoyed a lovely long weekend in the sun and crystal clear ocean. The camp was nice and small, the facilities were clean, and with a small supermarket a short walk away there was everything you needed. As we dont generally go to restaurants we cant comment but the location and outside seating certainly looked as if you would enjoy an evening meal there.
Until next week when we go on our real summer vacation.
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