It's snowing

We survived the coldest night of our lives and made our way to Engelberg, a town on the other side of the Alps.

Driving through the Alps was incredible. The narrow mountain passes were hair-raising, the views spectacular, and the ghost town villages that we drove through – closed for the winter – were eerie. We also got our first taste of snow which was most exciting. 

We arrived safely in Engelberg, but by this stage, the cloud had thoroughly come over and a heavy, steady rain had set in. Apparently it’s a beautiful little town surrounded by mountains, but we didn’t see too much of them.

We made the most of the rain by doing a massive load of washing, and then completely taking over their heated rec room for the rest of the afternoon which was warm and relaxing.

The evening came and it started snowing again…this time quite heavily. While we missed out on seeing the beautiful views, the snow was an exciting trade-off!

We then proceeded to actually have the coldest night of our lives. It turns out that the night before was a false dawn. Wearing thermals, track-suit pants, fleece and beenies in our sleeping bag offered little warmth. It was a long night…but again, we survived!