Hiking up to Lago del Lillet (2,767 meters)

Okay... I get to be in charge again. ;-)

The weather forecast is not so great - thunderstorms in the afternoon. But whether the Italians can predict the weather any better than us remains to be seen. In any case, we're starting! We're starting from our Camping Piccolo Paradiso (1,600 meters) and we're fighting our way up the mountain, against the dark clouds. Just don't express any doubts, or Micha will turn around. It'll be fine... huff... uphill... I don't want to do this anymore... oh, no lake behind that ridge again... keep going... Then finally, after 3 hours of climbing, we're standing in the clouds and below us lies Lago del Lillet. I'm still doubting whether the effort was worth it, but then the sun fights its way through the clouds just as bravely and laboriously, and I can't stop taking pictures (I'll spare you the 1,000 lake photos). Magnificent! Lunch break and refill the bottle and - No, darling, this time we're not going back the same way. Another 200 meters uphill to Colle della Terra and then... (no swear words, Bine! Mom is reading this.)... but I don't want to think about the descent. That could hurt.

But it didn't. The path went downhill relatively gently, offered magnificent views and bathing opportunities, and led us to the road, which we followed downhill for another half an hour to the campsite. Pizza and a beer were a must at this point - it was already 7:15 PM. Tomorrow we'll take it easy and head over to Lake Como and take care of our truly missing toiletries and Micha's hiking boots.

PS: I've once again disabled my phone, so I can only be reached by email.