After exploring the cave in the morning and having lunch we went in Low Tatras area. We planned to stay in a real mountain chalet. We wanted to find an atmospheric place and it was a hit. The only difference compared to the shelters we knew from our youth was that it was accessible by car and no hiking was required. That was our choice because we were going there with 3 small kids.
We chose Chata Magurka located in the mountain village Magurka. We used a booking.com portal, where we were interested in the attractive price for the largest room. This price was much lower than any room in a larger city. Probably because access was much harder. This hut was located fairly high up in the mountains, access in winter was difficult due to the fact that all roads were covered with snow. The owner’s advice was to use a 4×4 vehicle or snow chains.
The route led to the village Partizánska Ľupča towards Liptovská Osada. The road ran along the stream valley. This area was used by the sawmill to transport cut trees from forest. Cargo-loaded cars passed us from time to time, the road was covered with bark. We crossed from one side of the stream to the other. There was almost no traffic, we drove about 15 km and passed only 2 cars.
The drive through the forest was on a snowy road with a big slope. We had snow chains and fog lights on. It was nice thrill time for us. Driving in these conditions is not so common. Check out how it looked like on video:
The hostel surprised us not only by the location. On site, we noticed there was a buffet where we could prepare a meal. The owner was very friendly. The children liked the room’s hunting decor and fireplace, and perhaps most of all the owner’s dog – Susan.
In the afternoon we went sledging on a small hill we found nearby. We discovered that too much snow is not so good for sledging. There was about one meter of snow and we needed to compact it by sledging few times. It was beginning to get dark, so we created a sleigh ride and went to our shelter with great joy. The result of our play — all our clothes were wet.