After a very pleasant rest-day in Oberstdorf we were up and out by 7:40 for the hike up to the Fiderepass Hut. First, however, a couple of words about the Hotel Filser where we stayed in Oberstdorf, or rather about the owner of the hotel: Frau Nussbickel, a queen among hotel owners. She came by this title in the following manner.
When we arrived in Oberstdorf on Friday afternoon, the first thing we did was to gather our dirty clothes and look for a laundromat. We were informed that there was only one in town, but when Russ got there at 16:55 he were told that a) it was closing in 5 minutes, and b) it was going to be closed until Monday, and c) it was the only laundromat within 50km. Not what one wants to hear when one is on foot and planning to hike away on Sunday morning
