B1. Schwarzsee 16 Sept

Woke to a rainy morning but as the weather cleared a little we set off with our friends for a day of walking in the mountains and valleys around Schwarzsee. Parked at the lake and waited for lots of cows to come down past before setting off up the track to the Berg Resturant Ritzli-Alp where we stopped for a delicious fondue lunch.

Had to make our way past the sheltering goats to get to the rustic outdoor loo!

As it had started to rain we donned our wet weather gear and continued around to the next valley where we stopped for a 'Kaffee Fertig' and watched the cows come in for milking. The farm dog came to play with us once his herding duties were done. 

Although we would have preferred sunshine there is an ethereal beauty to the misty mountains. The rain cleared as we continued down through the forest to the beautiful lake where our walk began