It rained all night and seemed to have gotten that out of its system for there was just a dribble and by early afternoon it was off on a slow walk because we are going up and I’m going to monitor myself very closely. We’re at 800 metres before we start. It was the waterfall at about 1000 we were after. So a real foresty start as we climbed leaving the river further and further below because our trajectory was much steeper than the river’s. We glanced across green pastures at high mountains and passed a glimpse of the snowy alps in the background, but were enchanted by some nearby up to 3000. 

Back into our forest with bright green moss searching its way around the trees’ base with other moss reaching high up the trunks. Rocks also coloured themselves in green. It was quite gently roller-coasting most of the way and after some time the river was climbing fast and we soon met around a bunch of boulders and together we made our way to the falls. We decided to sit for lunch as we rounded a corner, and with no warning there they were. 

As we sat a mother and daughter and their Australian Sheepdog came up behind. They spoke perfect English, saying yes to taking our photo. As you can see Vincent (because of his unusual colouring) got his name. After a chat these Munchens headed off for lunch below the falls. We passed four others while around the other side of the mountain, where the chairlift is, there would have been hundreds, that’s why this is paradise. I think I’ve talked about the Dream Path from Munich to Venice (it was our dream to do it but it was a mountain too far, well we are on it…wahoo).

As we reached the falls I had to see what was beyond. It was the part of the dream path with red dots, and I think they said stop, but I had to look round the corner. This was the part in the book where they said you need experience. All I needed was a guarantee that I wouldn’t get dizzy. There were no stairs or protective railing that would normally be there and it was uneven shale reaching up behind the falls themselves. Keeping that word in mind (the falls), I crouched down and crawled the few metres quite safely. I wanted to see what this part of the path was really like as warned by the book. There were three more hours but I had no intention of doing that. I crawled back down happy that I had just felt this part of the dream, now I can sleep in peace and dream. I decided to video parts of the river just because I could and will put something together when I return. So I took some video and then jogged to keep up with Corrie all the way down. 

Then it was dinner with our new friend who owned the restaurant and back home to write to you. Tomorrow will be a 4 hour sunset walk to another part of paradise.