26.07.2015: Day 6

Nasserein Alm

We woke up bright and early this morning to our  usual breakfast of cereal, bread, cheese and salami. From there, we went on another hike which was quite challenging as it was mostly uphill. However, the stunning views of the surrounding mountains made the pain worth it. Finally we reached our destination: Nasserein Alm, a small inn where we partook in delicious Tyrolean cuisine: fresh milk from the local farm, apple strudel, hauswurst and hollundersaft.

From there, our group split in two: those who wanted to take a longer (but easier) route back, and those who wanted to take the regular route. Both groupes enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery, as well as the flowing rivers. When we finally reached the Gepatschhaus, after a short break Kristin gave us a presentation on rising sea levels. She also showed us a fun and interesting experiment where we compared the melting time of ice cubes in salt water and fresh water in order to see if the melting of sea ice actually contributed significantly to rising sea levels.

Rising Sea Levels

Surprisingly, the ice in the salt water melted much slower than the ice in freshwater. Afterwards, Annelie engaged us on an interesting discussion on climate change in the media, and as an exercise as well created catchy headlines to describe the effects of rising sea levels in our own countries. Some headlines were Leda's "Poseidon is coming..." for Cyprus, and "Look at your feet, soon you will be standing in water" by Merlin from Sylt, Germany. Then after a short break, we had a delicious joint supper followed by another meeting of the simulation game.

Olivia (Bangaldesch) & Leda (Zypern)