Austria/Slovakia/Hungary – Day 3 – Fuschl am See to Mondsee

Our 2019 trekking plan – Day 2 of the tour started the actual trekking from Fuschl to Mondsee.

By 4pm we had day one of hiking under our belts. All knees partaking were in good shape – just some tender feet to keep a watch over.

The hiking was spectacular with mountains, lakes and ‘Sound of Music’ vistas all around. The weather was the only downer. We hiked to the 13th century (1259) castle ruins of ‘Wartenfels’ with views of Lake Mondsee and Irrsee. The mountains surrounding were dusted with snow just 2 days earlier which made for even more picturesque views. Several of the group decided to take the optional challenging hike to the top of Schober peak. But Sue, Lucy and I opted to be cautious on our knees and chose to carry on without the challenge. Seemed that it was a good choice as the climb was quite steep with large steps and cabled sections and the weather was cold and windy. Those in shorts (yeah, the Aussies) were feeling the cold and so didn’t hang around. Coming back down would have been nasty on old, fragile knees I think.

Us 3 ladies floundered a bit trying to find the path at one point and with our lengthy lunch break the rest of the gang caught up with us, so we finished the day heading to Mondsee reunited as our ensemble.

Some of the male gang members went off to buy the mandatory beer supplies while Michael & I did our documenting. The group decided to assign dinner restaurant selection to one couple each evening. Lucy had selected last night and Kaylon headed off searching for tonight’s eatery choice. Sue & Lucy went off on their habitual shop browsing venture and to have a glass of wine. When the beer delivery boys returned the men decided to finish their 500 game from last evening while Suz and I sat and chatted. When the other ladies returned, we took turn subbing into the 500 game as members swapped in and out to shower, go photo shooting, and visit the church used for filming the Sound of Music wedding.

We all headed out to walk to dinner through the lovely town … even if it was in the rain. Kaylon found a fabulous place for dinner where we even had our own room so as not to bother the other patrons – just as well as we are rather rambunctious. She had pre-warned them – her fluency in German is a great benefit! Lucy and I shared pumpkin and green bean gnocchi and lamb schnitzel – fantastic! Everyone shared 2 desserts – apple strudel and strudel with quark and vanilla creme. With generous wine all around, the whole bill split came to 55Euro /couple – nothing to complain about!

Back at the hotel, some folks headed for an early bed (still time zone challenged) while the rest of us reviewed the plans for the next day. The weather forecast was very ominous and all consulted advised not to hike if the path is really wet as it’s not safe. In the end we deferred the decision till morning, but with a backup plan in place. No cards this evening as we readied for the next day with foot taping and more editing and writing.

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