Had breakfast with our host then she and Chybo walked us to the station. In Thun we stowed our luggage and met with the people we walked with back in 2014. There were a few new faces but many remembered us and we enjoyed catching up with them again. It was worth the long journey across Switzerland. The day was absolutely perfect - warm and sunny but not too hot.
The leader Peter took us to Visp and on to Salgesch in canton Valais. From there walked up through the vineyards with their old dry stone walls and ancient looking vines heavy with various varieties of grapes. At one point we saw the grapes being pressed.
We passed a natural outcrop of rocks know as the Pyramids of Raspille and a variety of old churches. We had to reluctantly leave the group at afternoon teatime and continue down to Sierre station to get back to a Thun for our luggage and catch the train to Zurich and on to Sargans. For the second half of the journey the train line followed the lakes of Zurich and Walensee with the mountains fully visible today. Certainly got value from our Swiss Travel Passes today.
Our Airbnb tonight is situated directly under the Schloss Sargans and right beside it another old church whose bells are currently ringing for 6 o'clock as I wait for the dawn to break over the mountains.
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