Dear all,

The group hike is already this weekend! We are leaving Zurich on Saturday morning and returning Sunday evening.

We still have some free places! If you want to join or bring a friend, just write to me. Students, you're invited too!

There are four parts to this email:

    The Plan: Timetables and information about activities and places

    The Price to Pay: Cost of each activity, train tickets, and housing.

    The Reckless: List of participants signed up for each activity. Check if your details are correct, and tell me if you want to change them.

    The Essentials: Stuff you should bring, contacts, weather.



The Plan

Saturday, 11th of August

7:20  - we meet at the train station (HB) under the blue lady

7:37  - train to Scuol (2h40)
            7:37 -   8:41  Zurich - Landquart (platform 5)
            8:49 - 10:16 Landquart - Scuol (platform 6)

            (since the rafting only starts at 13:15 you may prefer to come later)

10:16 - we drop the bags at Chasa Alpina, where we will be spending the night

            This is a big guest house in Scuol.
            I booked 4 twin rooms with their own bathrooms (priority to couples with babies), and 4 four-bed rooms.

            Couples with baby (Matthias, Mario) : you can take a mattress from one of the other rooms for the baby.
               
* free time: we can look around, go for a short hike, buy food, and have lunch*

13:15 - rafting!
            (see attached file with details)
            We are doing the afternoon trip of Engadin Adventures
          
            (alternative plan: the rope course (good for children too) or just a hike in the region)


*free time: buy food for breakfast, have dinner*

            If you're only arriving in the evening, we can meet at the restaurant, just call one of us.

19:00 or so - after all that water... relax in the local spa!
            Engadin Bad Scuol   (trip advisor page)
                   
             Highlight: they have an outdoor swimming pool, aaaaand..... we'll have shooting stars! There is a meteor shower (the Perseids) on the night of the 11th.
            


Sunday, 12th of August

8:34  - train and bus (1h)
            8:34 - 9:06 train Scuol-Zernez
            9:15 - 9:29 bus Zernez station - Zernez, Vallun Chafuol

            if we miss it, there are connections every hour, at *:34.

9:10 - hike in the National Park!
           this hike, composed of this  and  this routes in reverse.
            it's a good 8h hiking.

            Note: we can also do the hike in reverse, starting from Zernez.
            The problem with that is that after the hike we'd have to wait for the bus in the valley, and I don't know of any restaurants there.
            If we choose that, the return bus to Zernez station runs every hour at *:20 and takes 20min (the last one is at 20:20, then 21:50).
           

Evening - train to Zurich (2h30 - 3h)

            connection 1:
                18:24 - 19:37  Zernez-Landquart (platform 8)
                19:49 - 20:53  Landquart-Zurich (platform 3)

            connection 2:
                18:49 - 19:00 Zernez - Sagliains
                19:03 - 20:10 Sagliains - Landquart (platform 4)
                20:19 - 21:23 Landquart - Zurich

            connection 3:
                19:49 - 20:00 Zernez - Sagliains
                20:03 - 20:24 Sagliains - Klosters Platz
                20:29 - 21:13 Klosters Platz - Landquart
                21:19 - 22:23 Landquart - Zurich (platform 4)

            last connection:
                20:47 - 20:57 Zernez - Sagliains
                21:03 - 21:24 Sagliains - Klosters Platz
                22:29 - 22:13 Klosters Platz - Landquart
                22:26 - 23:48 Landquart - Zurich (platform 3)



The Price to Pay

(prices per person, in CHF)

Train (with half-tax card)

   Zurich - Scuol:   31.50
   Scuol - Zernez:    6.60
   Zernez - Vallun Chafuol: 3.20
   Zernez - Zurich: 29.00


Rafting: 110.-  
        (to pay there, in cash or with credit card)


Spa:  25.- adults, 16.- children, 5.- infants (under 6 years old)
         (So says the internet. I didn't confirm it, but there seems to be a 25% discount because the sauna is closed)


Accommodation:
    45.- in double room, 40.- in 4-bed room
     add 1.50 of Kurtaxe if you're over 12 years old
    (pay me, as I will get a payment slip with the total cost)


Total: around 250.-  per adult, plus food
   

The Reckless

Rafting:   
    Christian, Cyril + Sarah, Fred, Gilles, Harry + Kees, Johan!,  Lea, Lídia, Matthias, Norm, Philippe, Roger

Overnight stay, and I guess spa: 
    Anthony, Christian, Cyril + Sarah, Fred, Gilles, Harry + Maria + Kees + Marijne, Johan,  Lea, Lídia, Mario Ziman  (+ family?), Matthias + Henriette + Georg, Norm, Philippe, Roger

Hike:
    Anthony, Cyril + Sarah, Fred, Gilles, Harry + Maria + Kees + Marijne, Johan,  Lea, Lídia, Mario Ziman  (+ family?),  Norm, Philippe, Roger



The Essentials

   
Weather:
    Half-cloudy,   23 °C  in Scuol on Saturday, and  22 °C in Zernez on Sunday. The perfect weather for hiking!

Contacts:
    Lídia: 0774215307. Often with no battery/reception/Lídia.
    Philippe:  0787166515
    Renato: 0774550866.

Clothing:
    Swimwear, towel, hat, hiking boots, a jumper, the whole lot.

Beauty:
    Sunscreen, insect repellent  (one of either per office), and shampoo (one per office)

Electronics:
    Let's say one [smart phone or camera] per office. And if you have something to watch/photograph stars, that would be amazing.

Maps:   
    I have maps for our hike, and little books about the Natural Park. :)


Food:
    Snacks. I'm hoping we can buy the hike food in Scuol.
    Water bottles: everyone!

Do not bring:
    Bedsheets, laptops, the flu.





Wow. I'm super.

See you all on Saturday!
Lídia