60.07 & 08: Velicke Lake next to Dom (hotel) Sliezsky, reaching the top of the waterfalls, on a second hike.
Ground (cloud) cover. A 5:30am wake-up call...nature provides another glimpse of its potential, inviting us to dig deeper or go higher. Early part of the hike, we wonder about the source of water. Less than 2 hours after commencement, Jen closes in on Velicke Lake and Dom Sliezsky. We undertook this hike twice which is strange but there's always some logic in a little insanity. On the first occasion, our target was Velicke Lake which we reached and only then realized there was a further trail beyond the lake leading to the top of the waterfall and once again, beyond that, too. Jen's illness was creeping in at that stage and so we did not go further. A few days later, the weather was so poor and following heavy rains, it made sense to undertake a trail that had access via a road if the trail proved to be complete mud. With the hotel situate alongside the lake and the tempting hike above the waterfall, it became irresistible. Turns out there was little mud but as usual,...