poseben dan / a special day

Vstali smo ob 4h zjutraj in se približno dve uri vozili do Pokljuke. Nato smo šli do Vodnikove koče na Velem polju.

We woke up at four o'clock in the morning and drove about two hours to Pokljuka. Then we walked to the mountain hut Vodnikova koča na Velem polju.

Najprej po gozdu, mino planine Konjščica, pa po gorskih travnikih, ki so bili še pokriti z jutranjo roso, do prevala Studor.

At first, we were walking through the forest, later across the mountain meadows with morning dew.

Po urejenih poteh pod Toscem mimo zaplat snega in gorskega cvetja do Vodnikovega doma na Velem polju. Do kosila je manjkalo še precej, zato smo pogledovali proti domu Planika, ki je stal tam zgoraj, sredi skal, zavit v meglo. Ker smo imeli še precej stvari v načrtu in sploh, ker smo še morali še na referendum za vode, je pohod do Planike ostal v načrtu za drugič. Bilo je precej hladno in malo sem pogrešala pulover, ki je ostal doma. Po kratkem počitku v koči, smo se vrnili proti Pokljuki. Midva z možem skoraj po isti poti, mulci pa čez Viševnik. Po kosilu z tisto pravo, domačo hrano smo se vrnili domov, prišli pravočasno na referendum, ostalo pa je še veliko časa za klepet in počitek.

The nice footpath led over snow remains and mountain flowers to the mountain cabin. We were too early for lunch there, so we were thinking of continuing to the Planika cabin, which could be seen in the rocks ahead of us. Our day was carefully planned, and it was quite foggy, so we agreed to return to the starting point. We could visit the Planika cabin next time. It was cold and I was thinking about my warm hoodie which was left at home. On our return our children walked over the mountain Viševnik, my husband and I chose the easy way. After lunch which consisted of traditional food, we returned home. There was still enough time for a referendum on drinking water and a nice chat.

Tokrat je bil to družinski izlet z najinimi mulci. Ne zgodi se ravno pogosto, da gremo z odraslimi otroki nekam skupaj. Ampak to nedeljo sem lahko jaz izbrala, kaj bomo delali. Meni pa so všeč dnevi v gojzarjih, tam med hribi, kjer je vedno lepo.

My children are adults (almost), and family trips are becoming rare events. Last Sunday it was my privilege to decide how to spend a day and I really like mountaineering.

Dolgo sem razmišljala o tem dnevu. Hvaležna sem za vsak dan teh 50-ih let, ki so minila. Tudi za tiste, ki niso bili ravno najboljši, so me pa največ naučili. 50 se mi zdi nek mejnik, ko se zaveš, da bodo otroci počasi odhajali, da se spreminja tvoje telo in da je kondicijo težje doseči kot včasih in da nisi več tako zelo mlad. Mogoče je to čas, ko si postaviš nove prioritete in cilje. Cel teden sem se izgubljala v tem razmišljanju, odgovor pa sem dobila to nedeljo v pismu, ki so mi ga napisali moji otroci. Zdaj so odrasli, jaz pa se lahko hodim gor v hribe, se odpravim na kakšno potovanje in sploh grem novim dogodivščinam nasproti.

I've been thinking a lot about this day and I'm grateful for each day over the last fifty years, also for not being the best once. I've learned a lot these days. Fifty years is an age limit and I'm thinking about my children leaving home, about changes happening to my body. It takes more effort to stay fit since I'm not so young anymore. Maybe it's also an opportunity to set new goals. I've been thinking about these over and over for a week and finally got an answer on my birthday in a letter written by my children. They said that they were grown up and I could hike, travel, and have a lot of adventures.

Saj res, pa kaj kompliciram. Najbolje je izkoristiti vsak dan, pa če si gor nad 2000 m ali pa samo doma na klopci, vedno se najde kaj zelenega, nekaj lepega, nekaj kar človeku polepša dan in napolni dušo.

They are right. Plain and simple, it's clever to enjoy each day, no matter where you are. A little nice things occur anywhere and make our days and that’s all we need.