2nd of October and we have very warm weather again. Shorts and short sleeves are all we need for today’s walk. We start at the village of Merligen.

Merligen has a small harbour.

The path we’re following is called the Pilgerweg, which means ‘Pilgrim’s Way’. It is part of a network of European routes which lead to Santiago de Compostela in north-western Spain. The remains of the apostle James are said to be interred there.

We pass over a funicular railway. It takes passengers from the lakeside up to the village of Beatenberg.

The path is steep in places, and we have to climb to walk above a big quarry.

Eventually our destination is in sight.

The caves at St Beatushölen are a major tourist attraction. We walk down a series of zigzags to get to the bus stop.

A good walk in glorious weather.

That completes our walk around Lake Thun – we started our first leg at the caves. In total we walked 64 kilometres around the shoreline. Our walk around Lake Brienz amounted to another 38 kilometres. It’s nice to have done them both.