A proper walk is on the agenda today. We selected one of the five walks from the photocopied guide and I worked out the route on the small map that we had been given. The route started almost opposite the campsite and took us up through the forest to Sain Istvan's Lookout at approximately 600m. The views had been obscured all of the way by the forest but here there was a small rock promontory that gave a view over Lillafured and down the gorge towards Miskolc. The wooded hills stretched off into the distance. As we stood there, two Sakers flew above us. The Saker is a
relatively rare bird of prey in Hungary but is often seen in the Bukk National Park. I saw the first pair of these birds as we approached Miskolc on the way to Lillafured and, not knowing about the Saker, described them as oversized Kestrals.
After continuing along the hill for some time, we then descended steeply, crossing the narrow-gauge railway before arriving at the stream that flows into Hamor Lake. The remaining walk was flat taking us along the banks of the lake to the Hotel Palota. We had a meal at the Tokert Etterem (etterem = restaurant) next to the Hotel Palota and I can highly recommend it. We both chose traditional Hungarian dishes, I had roast pig knuckle with Baker's potatoes and onions and Jane had slices of roast pork with peppers stuffed with feta-like cheese - excellent food. We returned to the campsite totally stuffed – our late tea consisted of a boiled egg and a plum.
Yet another thunderstorm started in the late evening and rumbled around the surrounding hills for over an hour but this time we were spared the heavy rain, only a few drops fell.
Photos: The view from the St. Istvan lookout.
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