ljubljana, day three

ana is here. so good to have a sunny partner. continental breakfast with local mushrooms across the ochre river this morning. hostel bed gave good sleep. autumn air, chilly outside, fresh. manz bridges in his town, deep breathing. tomorrow we hitch to bled, a city on a lake, perhaps camping. camping in croatia for sure. we will walk and walk and look. gypsies are waiting in serbia, ana will want to go there one more time and show me the maroon houses, the ghetto fields, the plastic bottle trash and the old women, giving free food to strangers at bus stations. we are warm and healthy, although the air in cold. slovenia is balkans but very westers in its manners. macedonia in octobers. greece in november. ive been eating carrots and i think i can see better. when we camp we will paint. ana is coming soon, we will plan the day. gather supplies, forces, energy to keep mind open. hostel room of four bunk beds, bodies sleeping deeply breathing, strangers in slovenia. a few are mid-twenties, out of college out of work. what's new? this is a good place to be in our case, pefect. the crossroads, the gateway of europe. ana comes soon, i go.