Our 3rd day in Zakopane took us about half hour away to a mountain lake: Morskie Oko. It is near the town of Polana Palencia and you can only get to within 9 kilometers of the lake by bus or car as they do not allow anything but people or horses along the road leading to the lake. So you must decide to walk the 9 km or take a horse drawn carriage. The Grabers toughed it out on the way there....and pooped out on the way back. It was amazing to see the crowds of people once again...the young and the old just flock to these places. When we were climbing the 9 km and all feeling pretty tired, we would look beside us and see some 80 years old couple with canes walking..or worse yet, the physically challenged...we were humbled (OK, humiliated) so we forged on to the end. We also noticed and admired a bit the way that these Poles make money on EVERTHING. We have to pay to use the toilet, pay to walk a trail, pay to take a freaking photograph...it is ridiculous...but now we can understand where Nick gets it from..it is in his blood. Once again the mountain weather was fickle..starting out nice and sunny and ending with clouds and rain. Anna and Ed went to Krakow today so we will meet up with them on Wednesday when we arrive. Now we are all resting in our guesthouse after the long day of walking; we will all certainly sleep well this night.
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