Zugspitze

We left Fussen but had another swim in the cold lake then we drove into Austria and spent the night in a narrow mountain valley with a busy train track. After breakfast the next day we drove back into Germany and into the Valley of the Zugspitze, Germany’s tallest mountain. We went to a camperplaatsen at the bottom of Mt Wank and then after lunch decided to go for a hike and maybe even reach the summit. It was a really nice day and the path was really good so we got midway in about 2 hours. There was a herd of cows there grazing a meadow with a shepherd in a log cabin looking after the herd. The view of the mountains was spectacular and we could see cable cars and the grass lines of ski runs through the trees. We could even see a big ski jump built for the winter Olympics. We decided to go back down from there because it was getting late. The walk down was very steep but we got down quickly. On the way even got to pet some very friendly cows.




The next day we went to an aquatic centre next to the Ice skating and curling centre for a previous winter Olympics. The owner of the campground was really kind and after paying a local tax we got a free swim at the pool. There was a wave pool and slides and really awesome diving boards which were the most fun. We were very exhausted at the end of the day. It didn’t help that we spent the night parked on an uncomfortable lean.



In the morning it was raining and there was a light dusting of snow on the mountains. We drove back through another Austrian valley to Fussen again. The valley was beautiful with the Autumn colours highlighting the green of the pines. The clouds and mist also looked pretty clinging to the sides of the mountains.