We decided to go to one of the other valleys today, the upper Ziller Valley dammed by the Zillergrundl dam. This is the river that gives its name to the area, the Zillertal Alps.
We caught a service bus there from the bus stop just outside the site, next to some goats.
It cost 17 euros each which we thought was quite expensive, but it did take nearly an hour to get there.
Once there we walked along the side of the reservoir, firstly by going through a tunnel.
Then by a path that wasn't very flat, it had a lot of steep ascents and descents.
We met some donkeys on the way.
At the far end is a mountain hut called Little Tibet, with lots of Tibetan themed flags etc.
After sitting for our lunch there, we walked back to the dam. Rather than simply catching the bus from there, we decided to walk down below the dam to meet it at the next mountain hut. This entailed an extra descent of about 400 metres.
The total walk was 12 km with 190 metres of ascent and 600 metres of descent.
Back at the site it was still very hot, so we went to use the camp site swimming pool. It wasn't heated but it was very refreshing once you got in.
For dinner we had a barbecue of marinated chicken, courgette, pepper, sweet potato and new potatoes.
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