21 July 1984

Sella Joch, Italy

Still at the mercy of the weather ...  it was not clearing up and the cloud was down.

Getting fed up of the urban camp site, we chose to take the opportunity to move ...  the map showed a camp site on the Sella pass, so we went up there.

What we were not aware of was that the campsite was a "rough" area where camping was allowed ...  no facilities, except a set of sinks and some water outside the refuge. This has since been banned, and it is no longer possible to do this, but it really suited us.

The toilets were inside the refuge, ad it was the first time any of us had experienced unisex toilets, and it was strange to be at ones ablutions whilst next to someone washing their things in the sink.

The refuge also provided a handy bar, open until very late.