I think that this must be a religious spa resort as, just before 6am, bells announced mass in the nearby church. The bells were very loud and were not the few dongs that we had heard elsewhere but went on for a full five minutes, thus ensuring that the faithful were aware of the service and everyone else was fully awake!
There was nothing to keep us at Kovacova so we moved on. Banska Bystrica, a large city, was another recommended stop but, given that we had neither details of what to see nor any idea where to park, we followed the main road through, turning off towards Brezno. We followed the pretty Hron river valley, passing a Schloss (or Slovakian equivalent) at Slovenska L'upca, set on a small hill against the backdrop of the high tree-clad slopes, it looked very attractive. There were no signs to the castle from the road and we later found out that it wasn't open to the public. Just before we got to Brezno we came across a preserved narrow gauge railway and decided to take a look. A train was just about to leave and it was too late to catch it but we were able to get some information from the ticket office. When we got back to the van, we discovered that someone had left a small card under our windscreen wiper – it was an advert for the campsite that we were heading to!
We drove on to Brezno and then on a minor road for 4 km to the village of Rohozna and the Kemping Sedliacky Dvor campsite. This must be one of the shortest journeys that we have made between campsites – it wasn't even lunchtime. We were greeted by Dion, the very friendly Dutch owner, who gave us a drink and chatted to us about the local highlights and his family's life in Slovakia. We then had lunch and relaxed, out of the sun, under the awning.
Photos: This preserved railway locomotive acted as a good advert as it was placed next to the main road.
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