Jen and Dave: Adventuring

Mixing it up more from the plan, we decided that the good weather called for alpine hiking. After a lovely breakfast staring at the scenery, we made our way to the Jennerbahn, a gondola in the Berchtesgaden National Park.

Then it was time to go up! And what a view from the top!

We decided to hike to Stahl-haus, which is in Austria. A lovely hike. Reaching it, we decided to do a jaunt partway up Schneibstein Mountain, with Jen turning back just as two-hands scrambling was required. Dave did the scramble and went up to the viewpoint 1/3 of the way before turning around.

Then we settled in for a drink and sandwiches at Stahl-haus before heading back towards the Jennerbahn.

Making better time than anticipated, we added a quick summit of Jenner itself, which rewarded us with ridiculously good views.

We ended our time on the mountain with currywurst, fries, beer, and sparkling water. This currywurst had a more typical sauce – warm ketchup and curry powder, which is way more delicious than it sounds.

Descending the mountain afforded us more great views.

After returning to base, we wandered to Lake Königssee, and took in the turquoise waters, wooden boat houses, and traditional architecture.

At the end of a long day we gathered to take the bus back. As did too many others. With twice as many people in line as there was space, we missed the bus and decided to walk back to the hotel. This was a mixed blessing, as it was a lovely route that we would have never found. There was even a traditional gathering going on with live music, dancing, and people in tracht (traditional clothing). Unfortunately, it did also add many extra kilometres onto a long day and lead to a later night than planned.