Today we took the SAD bus from the hotel to town centre, from there we picked up a pair of trekking poles and took the moving walkway up to the cableway. It was a two cable car journey to reach Seceda. Once at the top, we did nothing — for a minute or two — but take in spectacular views before us. During these moments I felt grateful for being able to do this.
We walked a popular path toward Pana-Scharte then back to overlook Sofie Hutte. We ate yet another meat & cheese plate before descending back into the town of Ortisei just in time for riposo (siesta). Still there was much to see and at 3pm we did the obligatory look inside of a church off the city center before heading there catch our bus back to the hotel at 3:40pm.
The trip back on the SAD bus was an adventure. Even though it was the same driver, and more than 10 minutes behind schedule, we hopped on. A minute later we realized something was wrong as we careened at high speeds on a single lane road with two-way traffic. Luckily the views were so spectacular that it took our minds away from the potential peril before us. Around and around we went, and it appeared that the driver couldn’t communicate with any of the other passengers’ inquiries. It just seemed like no one was getting to where they needed to be. More than a few times I heard the phrase “strada caputo” which even I understood especially with the slicing gesture that accompanied it (and what made his rapid speed even more frightening). An hour later we arrived back to the hotel in one piece and with laughter shared between us and our driver. Thank goodness for the iTranslate App.
