Pouring rain in the morning but forecasted to clear. The woman at the gas station told us it has been a particularly wet summer. We chatted about water shortages in the US and Europe. She said their aquifers have also dropped from 8 meters to 1 and conservation efforts exist in neighboring countries. She said the increase in hotels and ski resorts are contributing to a water shortage. She said people are buying land with water rights and some old water rights are preventing usage of water in some areas.
We head to Mittersill to hike the Schosswendklamm gorge which had been recommended by the lady at the visitor’s center. It is a gorgeous cirque with rivelets of water running down the cliff sides. Most of the visitors are Turkish, which we learn make up the majority of immigrants in the Innsbruck area.
Mid-afternoon, we depart from Tyrol and head to Munich, where we return our car. The airport Marriott is not really at the airport, but is in Freising, a 15 car ride away. It takes us a while to find the pick up location of their shuttle. We arrive in time to walk downtown to Preising Augustino for a traditional German dinner. The platz or square is quiet but a pleasant place to walk.
