HexenWasser!

A friend of mine posted a question on the Parents in Munich Facebook page about Hexenwasser and what was it like and so I was then totally inspired to go and I had forgotten all about it.  Hexenwasser is the summer fun that happens on the ski slopes of Söll, our ski home. Not an actual home but where we have skiied since coming to Munich and it feels like a second home.  We have been a couple of times in the summer before but pre-children and we were mountain biking.

Anyhow, I was all inspired to go and decided that we ought to go down on Saturday afternoon and stay the night. Not camping as camping takes up too much time and we wanted to do the kinder stuff on the mountain, so I booked a hotel in Söll and we drove down after lunch yesterday, got Scheffau,  the next lift along, hopped in it and went up to the top to play on the fun stuff there that is set up in the summer.  It was really hot and really lovely and as we only had the afternoon so didn't do everything but it was great fun and the children loved it.  A trampoline and a wobbly bridge satisfies Katie.

On the gondola

wobbly bridge

and another wobbly bridge

Having a rest

and then a snack

lost ski anyone?

We then drove to the hotel and I know it is summer and not busy but we were the only people staying there! It was ok though as it was a restaurant as well so we sat outside and ate dinner and it was a lovely garden with a trampoline and other play things so everyone was happy.

This morning we took the gondola to Höchsoll and took off our shoes to do the Barfußpfad.  It was a 2km long one and very nice.  Katie did very well walking up and down and Alex was pretty good too.  It took up most of the time and then we took the second gondola to the top and had lunch before coming down, having an ice cream and heading down to fall asleep in the car on the way home.

Tyrolean mädchen

Tyrolean boy

Jumping

landing!

jumping

balancing

Katie's favourite bit!

The bee house

Thick mud!

more relaxing

balancing

At the top

Climbing up the giants head (note the change of clothes as she fell in the water lower down!)

Ice cream before coming home

Best girl

Best Lil boy

What a lovely weekend.  We did get mountain bike envy as there were so many people biking up.  Far more than when we used to bike up and now you can get to the top whereas when we did it you couldn't.  I want to bike up hills again . . .

Katie is so funny about getting in and out of the gondolas too. She has a panic and rushes like someone will be forgotten and get left on or off and we'll have to go round again!

We are so lucky to be able to do these things.  I do appreciate it.