2nd Stage – orienteering challenge

2nd Stage / orientation challenge

In the middle of June we test cycled the Rekreatur 2nd stage route with the technical team. Srečo, Jost, Tomaž, Milena and me jumped on our bikes on probably the hotest day of the month. Intentionally!

Apart from checking the route we want to experience the heat that you can expect at the end of August. This heat was typical for the last couple of Rekreaturs. But fortunately this time the heat wasn’t too bad. We also had forest shadows on the slopes and in the open spaces there was a descent.

The route is a bit different from the original plan. The estimated distance is the same. Our main discovery from our first trip to Austria is that this stage is the biggest orienteering challenge that Rekreatur ever did! If you imagine how poor the Slovenian local signs are, then you really have to see the Austrian side!

Luckily, we had our infallible guide Srečo with us. In the Finkenstein Tomaž “found” the right direction with his Iphone and claimed that it is perfectly correct, Srečo however imposed his famous “don’t make fun of me!” look and ignored Tomaž’s modern device taking us in the right direction! This adventure made us laugh and joke the whole day.

At the end of this news my general impression is – even across the border there are nice routes and beautiful views

New details about 2nad stage