Repashuta to Lilafured

A couple of things came together to cause us to make a decision to “ride with the luggage” today.

First, there were some pretty severe thunderstorms overnight. Lots of lightning and lots of rain. Walking today might mean walking through more lightining, and would certainly mean lots and lots of muddy trails. We saw a good amount of that coming into Repashuta.

Second, I’ve been fighting Achilles tendonitis for a day or so, and it got a lot worse overnight. Maybe yesterday’s distance and climb, maybe the fact that I’ve never done a lot of stretching, maybe that I’ve been wearing some different boots. In any case, it’s pretty painful and part of the solution to Achiles tendonitisis to rest it. And according to Marty, of course, part of the solution to any “itis” is to take one of Pfizer’s finest anti-inflammatories. Which he, also of course, was able to deliver. 

So, the three of us waited for the two guys and a van to show up to take our luggage to our hotel in Lillafured. A quick call to Judit, our Hungarian contact for the walk, she made the arrangements, and made sure our rooms were ready up the road.

It was kind of nice having a down day. Out hotel in Lillafured is nice (also air-conditioned), and has a good restaurant with a large patio overlooking the lake. We lingered there a long time over lunch, and again for dinner. Everything we had was good  (including the wine, beer, and palinka), but everyone’s favorite might have been the gulaschsuppe, which we all had at one meal or another.