The Village

                    THE VILLAGE

The villagers warned what the conditions were like at higher altitudes,and advised to take enough food for a week.In the morning they showed me the way how to get to the track up the mountain...

When the snow started falling it was very light,and I couldn't decide if to carry on or go back down.soon,however,I couldn't see where to go...I wondered if to retrace my steps and try to find the track aging...As the snow got heavier I began to realise whether my life was in danger.Fortunately,my years in the Andes had taught what to do in extreme conditions.I knew that there was a shepherd's hut somewhere on this side of the mountain that I could shelter in,but I didn't know that it was nearby or miles awey...

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