Full Moon-Hiking

My friends from Round Table 12 Leibnitz (the organisers from last week´s Pheasant Dinner) told me about their plan to go on a hiking-tour Saturday night (two days after this month´s full moon) - and invited me to join them.

We met about in the middle of the road from our two cities (about 1:15 h driving from Villach) - at a ski-ressort called "Weinebene".

4 tablers and 3 wifes/partners - made 8 all together including me - started at 7.45 p.m. at a level of 1.550 m (5.100 ft). Our goal has been the peak "Huehnersteig" (1.989 m/6.541 ft) - which we reached after about 1 1/2 hours - walking about half the way on/through snow!

What a fantastic feeling! White underground - and white light from above..... - really ungredibly wonderful! Unfortunately you can´t catch that with your digi-cam..... - the human eye is much better than any digital fabrication.....

At the peak our main-organiser "Ditz" has even brought a bottle of champaign - and 8 wonderful plastic drinking-cups :-)

Around 10 p.m. - after about 45 min. descent - we reached the "Gruenanger-Huette" (cabin / 1.560 m/5.130 ft above sea level) - where the hut-keeper has already been waiting with freshly cooked Red Deer-Goulash - awsome!!! She´s a real cooking-champion....!!!

We stayed over-night (having beer, wine & schnaps - in sufficient amounts.... - and singing half the night....) and after a really good refreshing breakfast we started hiking back to our cars.

I really enjoyed this tour - and will join them again for another full-moon-tour if they´ll organise any!