What a day we are continuing to have here! Mom and I ventured out to our favorite sidewalk shop for a slice of pizza. As we stood waiting to order we noticed two young women dressed in bicycle gear who had also come for some pizza...they were speaking English. As we waited for our orders, we discovered that they are both originally from Vancouver B.C. They were delighted to hear that we're from Washington...we are neighbors! They have known each other since they were 13 or 14 and are on a 6 week bicycle tour which began in Venice and will end in Greece. Juhli teaches music in Vancouver and Liz has lived in London for about four and a half years working to start an environmental non profit group there. She will be returning to Canada sometime this year. I would put them somewhere in their mid to later 20s. It was fun to hear of their adventures. Last night they found no campgrounds and were invited to stay on the property of a Croatian family. People here are so hospitable and accommodating. :) They were invited to breakfast and given a large jar of homemade plum jam. So, since they are traveling by bike, they said that they will be eating jam on everything for the next few days. They also got lost in Slovenia as they were approaching the Croatian border the other day and upon stopping to ask for directions were told that they were actually on the wrong side of a very large mountain. So the family their put their bikes onto a horse trailer and drove the girls over to the correct highway.
We had such a lovely lunch with them, sharing a bench on the sidewalk and getting to know one another. They're off to camp at Plitvice Lakes tonight and will be heading toward the coastal regions soon. Juhli and I exchanged names so that we can find each other on Facebook. I just sent her a friend request. Oh...and another fun detail? Liz's bike is named Stella. Juhli's is Bernadette, or Bernie for short. Haha!
Sometimes it's the surprises that are not on one's intinerary that make life fun...don't you think?
p.s. I must add, for my mother's sake, that the girls thougth mom and I were sisters. No one here can believe that she is a great grandmother. :)
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