The decision to follow the scenic road 106 south from Ljubljana was a good one. It gave us the opportunity to see what Slovenia was really like in the countryside and it was a mass of lush meadows and densely forested hill sides, quaint villages and views of distant mountains. I had read somewhere that it was Europe’s most densely forested country by percentage of size and this was clearly true. The road was quite good as well and not a problem for us. At the border with Croatia, Petrina/Brod na Kup, I was surprised to see two manned border crossings and we had to produce our passports to both sides. I expect that Croatia is not a part of the Schengen agreement as we did not encounter the same when we entered Slovenia from Austria.