...However, the walk was not so light or gentle but a hike straight up a mountain!

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Our host for the day, Alexandra.

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Keith manages to follow Betty and get to the top!

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Phwar! Alan rolls up his trousers so as not to get them dirty in the mine!
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Then we went round the mine and had to come all the way back down again!

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After we had recovered from this excursion (by eating cake), the rain came down and it was touch and go whether we were going to be able to play outside to welcome guests to a dinner in the town.

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Waiting in the rain to set up and play!

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Austrian band.

 We did manage to play in the end but then the rain came down again just as we had set up in our second outdoor location to play. Hence no photos as it was a mad dash to pack everything away again!

We were then provided with dinner and beer, followed by some schnapps!
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Dan's making friends with the Schnapps ladies!
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Thanks go to Alexandra for taking us on a wonderful, if exhausting, day!

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