Ok, NOW we're in Trieste

Just about a washout of a day.  And there was so much promise!  I had planned to head uphill to get away from the traffic and onto some small, windy roads through little villages.  Then we'd drop down into Trieste, check it out, then continue to a small campsite in Slovenia that the previous camp had told us about.  Awesome!

Instead, it started to rain just as we were leaving camp and never really stopped.  We got up into the hills, which were very lovely, but eventually came down because of all the rain.  It was a potentially exhilarating descent to Trieste, but the rain and cold made it more terrifying.  It was already late enough (and still raining) so we decided to stay in Trieste.

But on to silver linings!  We contacted the host that we did not stay with last night, and are staying with her tonight.  So, we are indoors when we need it most.  The rain has stopped for now and we had a nice walk around the main plaza and had a quick dinner.  We just finished getting tips on cycling in Croatia from our host (who is from Croatia) so we have lots of insider information.  We're hoping for nicer weather tomorrow and a trip to the Croatian coast!