Having spent another night in very comfortable surroundings, and wanting to leave before breakfast, today seemed like the perfect day to finally eat the sausage and cheese we (Q) had been carrying around since starting this trip. Sausage extremely delicious, although somewhat spicy, cheese very cheesy and crackers, crackly. All in all a very hearty way to start the day.
Munching whilst packing, we left the hotel under cover of mist at around 07:45 hrs. Our path was meant to be an easy one, but bloody impossible to find, with the slow, tortuous 1050m ascent to the col at Forca Rossa achieved by means of a highly circuitous route that even now we are unable to find on the map!!!
The descent to Rifugio Fuchiade was through a very pleasant alpine meadow, with numerous sightings of Marmot to keep us busy, and with very handsome alpine horses intent on making our journey longer by blocking the pathway.
Following hearty lunch at the Rifugio, we plodded on down to Passo di San Pellegrino. We had intended initially to stay here the night, but Astrid had caught a 3rd wind, and so we continued up and over the next col at Forcella di Pradazzo, ending the day in Passo di Valles at 16:15 hrs. The rifugio here is a family-run affair and by far the most luxurious we had encountered to date. The food and beverage menu didn’t disappoint either…
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