Rain and Fire Camp

The camp spot was great: with a forest behind us providing shade with it's broad leaves, a hill filled with wild flowers, a stream with clear cold water, trails to walk and a hammock to lie in. With the sun shining, it didn't feel like we needed more.

Then the weather turned. It started to rain lightly, with more to come. We decided to embrace the weather and the opportunity to experience the elements. So we stayed on in the forest.

Franziska is a fire fairy. She kept the fire going despite the rain. And so we could sit warm even as the few raindrops trickled through the leaves - and enjoy a cheese fondue in the forest! We ate delicious feasts.

Then it really started to rain, and the water eventually got everywhere. By now, the water was just a natural element of the place and we were fine with it. It was an intense & sensual experience to be enveloped by the sounds and feeling of rain all around. We had become one with the Dauerregen.

And so it was that I came for a coffee, but ended up living on this hill forest in Liechtenstein, bathed in birdsong and beauty, covered in clouds and rain, warmed by fire and food and shared stories. A wonderful stay in serenity at the fireside with Franziska!Read more