Hüttenabend

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It’s windy. So windy that my jacket is flapping in the wind. So windy that I tied my tent down to dry it, but then I didn’t trust it not to end up in the next valley. Nevertheless, it has dried quite well in the five minutes it spent in the wind. So windy that I didn’t take a change of clothes with me for my evening bath, for fear that they would also end up in the valley. I am very glad that I am not spending the night in my tent today.

I had a clear goal today: the DNT hut that I had planned to reach yesterday evening. I can wash my clothes there, and it’s not so bad to put on my still-wet trousers in the morning.

I’m glad I didn’t do the route the day before. Long climbs take up a lot of time and would have been no fun, and the long descents would have been really unbearable, as they are still cold now. But the effort is rewarded with views of the mountains, a good ride and my first reindeer! It’s a pleasure to watch them waddle along the path with their white bottoms. They walk a little bow-legged and at a trot, it’s just funny.

I arrive at the hut early. Because I’m alone, I can spread out properly. I wash my clothes and spread them out everywhere. With a proper fire, I hope that everything will dry by tomorrow. I jump around naked between the lake and the hut, which makes me cold, but at least I’m not being watched. I really enjoy my time in the hut, spending a very relaxed and quiet evening in the cosy living room, with cocoa and cinnamon rolls once again. In the last of the sunlight, I go for a walk, which is very windy but very beautiful.