Day 6 - The Ueschinenhutte

We're back!

You might have seen that we put some photos up from Day 4 now - there are stacks more and everyone will get a photo CD and DVD some time after we get back. I've taken about 500 photos and everyone else has been snapping away too.

We had an easy start to the day, which was a good thing as everyone was pretty weary from yesterday's exertions. We had a late breakfast and caught up on a few chores then packed up our lunch ready for our afternoon stroll.

It is quite a stroll up the Kander valley then a right fork up a steep slope past the waterfall (pic 1). At the top there is a bench (pic 2) for a rest then a push on up the flatter section of the valley. It is still quite a way to Ueschinenhutte though - it is far up the valley obscured by the slope on the left of the picture.

The over 14s had gone up first and the under 14s followed, so dinner was well on the way by the time they arrived. We had to carry up all our provisions with us, so we loaded up some of the speedy older Scouts! Still didn't slow them down enough really though.

After a nice dinner we presented Dillum and Kieran with their Chief Scout's Gold Awards (pic 3). We then chilled out and off to bed for the 10pm mandatory lights out. Some of us stood outside looking at Cassaeopia to see the meteor shower.

There was much banging of heads on low rafters and complaints about the smell of the "long drop" toilet, but everyone seemed to enjoy being lulled to sleep by the sound of the river and the cow bells.

Dave