Hike To Sliezsky Dom
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Hey! we didn’t get lost once today; nor did we accidentally hike back over the Polish border (a concern here, as the trails on the mountain run across borders, and our Polish passport Visa is used up). We had a great hike today – the weather held and we found ourselves wandering in the fresh air in forest that looks a lot like Pukaskwa Park at home – except there’s mountains instead of a lake, and the bugs in the forest don’t bite! Of course, as you gain elevation, the trees get smaller, then turn into scrub, then turn into rocks (much like the rock screes in Sleeping Giant at the foot of the chimney). The real difference comes when you get to the peaks and find yourself at the foot of a waterfall tumbling from the peaks into a crystal clear lake. I know we have scenery like this in Canada, but the trail system makes the access to the Tatras National Park a joy to navigate – hey! we did it…
And now George will fill you in on some technical details…
We Hiked from Stary Smokovec (1010m) to Sliezsky Dom (1670m) for a total ascent of 660m over about 20km of walking. Where we got our hiking books stamped and a sticker from the Mountain Hut.
Thank you George…
Tomorrow we have a really ambitious hike planned that will take us over a peak and through two valleys. I’m still a little intimidated by the looks of it on the map – we’ll see when we get there.
Oh, our hotel gets better and better – we no longer have to endure taxi driver BO, but the bathrooms emit sewer gas so that it makes it almost impossible to have a shower and know when you are clean (or if you are clean). Holding your breath is not an option for long enough to get clean. It’s a joy standing in a tub with no shower curtain with what amounts to a garden spray hose while there’s a line up of people banging on the door to get in. You get many dirty looks when you run to your room down the hall.
The adventure continues…
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