In many ways my week in Appenzell was a continuation of the Te Araroa hike in 2016/17. Who would have known that three years after that I would be joining one of the people I walked around two thousand kilometers with in his home town, or that there would be another TA hiker there as …
On the second day there was rain coming in the afternoon so we didn’t get to do too much walking. In the morning we went down to visit the village which is very nice. Supposedly, because of Covid, there weren’t as many people around as usual but there still seemed to be quite a few …
The rain continued on day three so it began with lunch. Word of warning. If anyone is thinking of going to Appenzell to lose weight, think again. In general the food consists of meat, cream, cheese, probably a type of flour product and fried. If you do the walks then you might manage to hold …
The rain was due to stop on day 4 and there had been quite a bit of it. For example, if you looked at the amount of water in the river on my day 2 post then here is a video of the amount of water taken about a hundred meters upstream from the last …
Day five was beautiful. We drove to a small car park and then walked up toward a mountain pass. I have nothing against gondolas but they do feel a little bit like cheating sometimes. The sky was clear, the track was good and I was informed that they also ski down it in the winter. …