Safe Return Doubtful

Day 37 – to Saint-Hippolyte, Doubs, France Heavy rain all day today, and I chose to get a soaking early in the day, heading from the overnight stop at the waterfall up the track, the reverse of what I had done on first arriving here a couple of days ago.…

Day 36 – at Küblisbühli, Flühli There are three parking areas within 3 kilometres, and after tonight I will have stayed in each of them. Madness; why move? Change of scenery I guess. Change of noise, there’s fast flowing water in each of them from the Emme river, but most…

Day 35 – at Murbachbrücke, Flühli I moved up to the last parking area in Zone 1, only a couple of kilometres. After here the gate is locked and the road closed. From here there is a steep footpath up to 1400 metres, above the tree line in this area.…

Day 34 – to Kemmeribodenbad After a hike around the lake in the first part of the morning it was onwards and westwards. It was the sort of hike that makes use of the season; I saw a couple of other walkers, in a couple of months that would be…

Day 33 – to Klöntal Rain on and off this morning at Santa Maria, but conditions still pretty good for a wander around the forest, the excitement exaggerated by my stubborn refusal to obey the signage. See photo.. Rather than a refusal to obey, perhaps a reluctance to believe that…

Day 32 – at Santa Maria, Switzerland

Day 31 – at Santa Maria, Switzerland It’s was the van’s first birthday a day or so ago, 27th April. The same day I picked it up we headed to Glentrool. It seems longer than a year actually. I bought the van from Leicester Vans in late January, just after…

Day 30 – to Santa Maria, Switzerland My plan was to head up to the refuge, Malga Stelvio di Sopra, at 2100 metres, but though south facing, I was aware that the snow may be a barrier. But when the sun is shining at this time of year, it does…

Day 29 – to Wildgehegge, Stilfs Dorf The Stelvio National Park put on a fine show today, and there was pretty much only me there to enjoy it. Even at the lower altitudes campsites will not open for at least a month yet. The Stelvio Pass won’t open until mid-June,…

Day 28 – to Prato allo Stevio Up at the Pass turned out to be one of the great places to stop over. There will have been no one else around for at least a 10 kilometre radius. The snow set in at about 5 pm the previous evening, and…