This was the day that we hiked up Rysy which is on the Polish border. Almost at summit there is a chalet and all the food etc is packed in by men. The loads at 76 kg are smaller than those in Nepal but the trails are much more challenging making up for any difference in weight. We met 4 American students near the summit and walked out a good way with them. They were studying for a semester in Budapest and were delight to talk with. At Popradske Pleso we made a quick tour around the lake and ended up being invited for drinks by a couple of Slovak men. We must have spent 2 hours learning about Slovakia and its people. We also met one of their mothers and two other family members. When we got to our pensione the hostess had the sauna ready for a pre-dinner heating. Dinner was a large pork knuckle for 2, just a kilogram albeit including the bone. This was a most interesting day indeed.
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