Our first day of hiking started with a quite steep uphill. Some of us (not me ;-) ) suffered a bit. We were warned that the second day hike should start with an even worse uphill. On the first day I was allowed to walk on my own, first in line. On the second day Alex, our other guide, walked first. He was told not to walk too fast. Yeah - the uphill was quite steep and Alex kept his promise and didn’t walk too fast. And I got impatient. As always. I love when I can start my 4-wheel drive (arms with poles and legs) and just walk. To use my body completely, push my limit, get the pulse up and just WALK. With Alex in the front I couldn’t. I had to adjust my speed to his. It was a little bit frustrating. I know - this is MY problem. But it’s my blog so I’m allowed to ”complain” and tell all my feelings, right?! ;-)
After the first steep uphill. I feel fine. :-)
The hike over the mountain and the saddle was absolutely amazing. During our first day we had seen mostly wonderful fields of flowers. On our second day we saw more rough cliffs and green fields. The trails were absolutely amazing. I honestly think the trails were some of the best I have seen in the whole world. I found myself going around with a silly smile the whole day. I was just feeling very happy.
Do you see the saddle?
Amazing trails - don't you think?
You have to agree - it is beautiful!
Look at the views we had while hiking!
We had our lunch break just after we passed the peak/saddle. It was a beautiful spot for a break. We had a great view over the mountains around us and the trails down to the valley.
On our the way down to the mountain rescue hut where we should stay the night, we passed many shepherds with their sheep, cows, horses and dogs. Even if the dogs sometimes seemed a bit aggressive the overall impression was that is was very idyllic. It felt like we were in another time - a much calmer and more basic time.
We walked quite close to all the animals
Cows and dogs kept us company
We saw some frogs
We arrived to the valley and the mountain rescue hut already at 3 p.m. so we decided to stop for a beer on the local bar. It ended up being quite long stop at the bar. The three single girls: Erika, Maria and I sat down with Alex, our single guide, for long discussions about love, life and other important subjects. It was a lot of fun.
The rest of the night we spent in the same direction - discussion about this and that. And then a long sleep to prepare for the next day of hiking.
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