Razvajanje v dvoje – romantična avantura od gradu Socerb do reke Dragonja, Slovenija

Pred dnevi sva z Ano praznovala obletnico poroke. In ker v vseh revijah piše, da so zlato, diamanti in ostala šara pase in moraš ženo presenetiti z izvirnostjo, sem naredil pač to. 🙂 Jo peljal razvajat na izviren način. 🙂 Originalno bi bila sobota delavna in rezervirana za poroko. A ker nama zaradi korone odpadajo ena za drugo, je bil na obzorju še en prost vikend v dvoje, tokrat v polnem smislu, saj mali še vedno uživa na morju.

Razvajanje v dvoje se je začelu na Socerbu, ko sva si oprtala vsak svoj nahrbtnik in zakorakala v dvodnevno avanturo po slovenski Istri. V naslednjih dveh polnih dneh in dobrih 40 kilometrih naju je pot vodila po nekaj res markantih točkah slovenskega primorja. Že takoj po Kastelcu sva hodila po idiličnih, kraških travnikih slovenske Istre. Sledil je razgleden kraški rob, pa nasadi oljk pod Podpečjo, potem Hrastvolje, prvi dan pa sva zasluženo zaključila v kampu Jakomin v Kubedu. Po precej vetrovni noči je sledilo nadaljevanje. Po uživanju dobrot (domačih breskev in pločevinki Radlerja) v Gračišču sva zavila v divjo dolino reke Dragonje, kjer pa naju je na začetku pričakalo le njeno sušno korito. A stvari so se hitro spremenile. Prekrasni tolmunčki so si sledili iz metra v meter, nekateri med njimi s fantastičnimi potočnimi raki. Po kosilu ob prenovljenem mlinu in popoldanski nevihti je bil čas tudi za konretno razvajanje – tokrat v idiličnem tolmunu reke Dragonje. Na celotni poti, tudi v dolini reke Dragonje nisva srečala niti enega človeka. In če iščete kraje, ki so nekaj posebnega in redko obiskani, je mogoče ravno dolina Dragonje pravi plac za vas. Sploh v teh dneh, ko so tolmunčki prava popestritev in nagrada za na trenutke precej naporen pohod – sploh zaradi težke orientacije in zaraščenosti terena.

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A few days ago, my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. And since all the magazines say that gold, diamonds and other things are not really popular in this time and that you have to surprise your wife with originality, I did just that. 🙂 I took her to have fun in an original way. 🙂 Originally, Saturday would be busy and reserved for a wedding. But because they are all canceled because of corona virus, we had another free weekend for just two of us, since the little one is still enjoying on the sea.

We started our little adventure at Socerb castle, where we put on our backpacks and embarked on a two-day adventure in Slovenian Istria. In the next two full days we hiked a good 40 kilometers and during the trip we visited some really striking points of the Slovenian coast. Immediately after Kastelec, we walked through the idyllic, karst meadows of Slovenian Istria. This was followed by a scenic karst edge, olive groves below Podpeč, then Hrastvolje, and we finished our day at the Jakomin camp in Kubed. After a rather windy night, it was time for departure. After enjoying delicacies (peaches and a can of Radler) in Gračišče, we turned into the wild valley of the river Dragonja, where at the beginning there was only a dry riverbed. But things changed quickly and there were many beautiful pools, some of them with fantastic crayfish. After lunch at the renovated mill and the afternoon storm, it was also time for some relaxing – this time in the idyllic pool of the Dragonja river. We did not meet a single person along the way, even in the valley of the Dragonja River. And if you are looking for places that are something special and rarely visited, maybe the Dragonja Valley is the right place for you. Especially these days, when the pools are a real reward for a rather strenuous hike at times – especially due to the difficult orientation and overgrown terrain.