Finish day 8; day 9

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@@ -122,10 +122,75 @@ as "pleasant and majestic". I guess I'll have to trust them on this one.
 We need some rest, but we don't want to wait for too long. The journey
 is still long, and if we don't reach our destination before 17:00 we
 will probably be caught by the forecasted thunderstorm. We leave the
-bivouc at 13:30.
+bivouac at 13:30.
 
-## Al Troi dei Caserin
+## The Troi dei Caserin
 
-TODO
+From the shelter we walk down, loosing about 200 or 300 meters of
+altitude, which we quickly gain back. The fog is still very thick,
+we can't see further than 10m.
+
+The trail so far is not particuarly hard, but there are some interesting
+passages where we have to cross some waterfalls or small water streams.
+Or maybe I found them interesting only because my bad knee prevents me
+from pushing with my left leg and I have to make some complex alternative
+manouvers.
+
+![A waterfall with a small pond](../img/27-1350-waterfall.jpg)
+
+At 14:50 we reach *Col dei Bech* (1960m), which means *Ibex' hill*.
+And in fact, just after Cold dei Bech, in one of the rare moments when
+the fog let us see at more than 15 meters, we did see a small family
+of chamois.  Ok, not quite ibex, but close enough.  Judging from the
+quantity of warm shit that we saw on the trail, they had probably walked
+right ahead of us for a while.
+
+We continue on this trail that becomes increasingly narrow and exposed,
+difficult in some sections. We are on the *Troi dei Caserin* ("the
+Caserins' trail").
+
+![Troi dei Caserin](../img/27-1545-caserin.jpg)
+
+There are some steel ropes in the most dangerous parts, but not for
+long: soon we reach a grassy section, and the trail keeps gets
+ever more narrow. On our left, the emptiness of a hundred-meters
+free fall is hidden by the fog. My aching knee makes everything even
+more challenging.
+
+We did not take many pictures of this part of the journey, mainly
+because we were focusing on keeping our feet on the ground. Apparently,
+my dad and I walked this same trail some 15 years ago, when it was
+covered in half a meter of snow. And I say apparently because, even
+though we both remember that trip very well, we have no recollection
+of taking such a dangerous path in those conditions. But there is no
+alternative road, so we must have done it... somehow.
+
+At 16:45 we reach *Pass de Mura* (1867m). The view opens up, but we
+can't quite see our destination yet.
+
+![Malga Neva (not where we are going)](../img/27-1644-pass-de-mura.jpg)
+
+m4_caption({{{{{
+You see the tiny building down there? Luckily for us, it is not Rifugio
+Boz, but Malga Neva. The Rifugio is closer than that.
+}}}}})
+
+We walk down from the pass and we reach [Rifugio
+Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718m) at 17:05. Just as we walk
+through the door, a strong storm begins.
+
+## At Rifugio Boz
+
+We are tired, hungry and our muscles are sore. As we check in, the
+hut manager asks us if we are walking the Alta Via. We respond
+that yes, we are, and tomorrow we will be going all the way to
+[Rifugio Dal Piaz](https://www.rifugiodalpiaz.com), and we'll
+finally walk down victorious to Croce D'Aune in the evening.
+
+"Are you sure about that?" - she says.
+
+"Why?" - we ask, not sure if she was joking or not.
+
+"Have you seen the weather forecast?"
 
 m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9)
diff --git a/src/av2/day9/da9.m4 b/src/av2/day9/da9.m4
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 m4_navtable(← Day 8,../day8,Alta Via 2,../,After the hike →,../after)
 
-# Day 9 - Cutting short
+# Day 9 - Cutting it short
 
 m4_caption({{{{{August 28, 2025}}}}})
 
@@ -14,4 +14,92 @@ m4_caption({{{{{August 28, 2025}}}}})
 *Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day9.gpx) or see the route on
 [outdooractive.com](https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-trail/province-of-belluno/-2025-alta-via-2-day-9/325543151/?share=%7E3zdmfdkz%244ossqbdb)*
 
+## An inevitable decision
+
+The last leg of the Alta Via 2 is long, challenging and dangerous.
+Most of the trail is on top of a ridge, exposed on both sides, and strong
+winds are frequent.
+
+And in the afternoon of August 28, the last day of our Alta Via 2, there
+are going to be strong thunderstorms. The manager at Rifugio Boz told
+us "I have walked this trail many times, but with a weather like this,
+I don't even think about it".
+
+We are prepared and experienced, but we are powerless against the forces
+of nature. We give up. On August 28, the last day of our Alta Via 2,
+we are not going to Rifugio Dal Piaz, or to Croce D'Aune. We are going
+down a safer trail, in the forest of the
+[*Val Canzoi*](https://www.dolomitipark.it/en/visiting-the-park/itineraries/on-foot/nature-trails/val-di-canzoi/),
+and we are going to conclude our adventure half a day earlier.
+
+## From Rifugio Boz to Malga Alvis
+
+![Rifugio Boz with the Sass de Mura on the background](../img/28-0730-boz-sass-de-mura.jpg)
+
+m4_caption({{{{{Rifugio Boz with the
+[Sass de Mura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sass_de_Mura)
+in the background.}}}}})
+
+We leave the hut at 7:35. The are two ways to walk down to Val Canzoi:
+either we climb up to *Passo Alvis*, or to *Passo Finestra*. We
+choose the former, as the trail that comes down from Passo Alvis
+ends close to a bar where we can wait for someone to pick us up.
+
+![Walking to Passo Alvis](../img/28-0740-walk.jpg)
+
+m4_caption({{{{{We walk together with other 3 hikers to Passo Alvis.
+We are not the only ones who decided to cut the Alta Via short.}}}}})
+
+The weather is not bad for now. There are clouds, but it is not raining.
+But the afternoon storm is going to be massive.
+
+At 7:55 we are up to Passo Alvis (1880 meters on sea level). From there,
+we only need to go down another 1000 meters. We can't quite see the
+bottom of the valley, but we do see the back of the main mountains that
+are also visible from our home.
+
+![The view from Passo Alvis](../img/28-0755-pizoc.jpg)
+
+m4_({{{{{The view from Passo Alvis. In the back, partly hidden by the
+clouds, you can see the [Pizzocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzocco),
+the main mountain that rises above our home town. We are coming home!}}}}})
+
+We walk down from the pass. The descent starts steep, but the trail is
+not difficult. We see for the last time a family of chamoix, running
+away from us.
+
+At 8:40 we reach Malga Alvis (1573m).
+
+![Malga Alvis](../img/28-0850-malga-alvis.jpg)
+
+m4_caption(Malga Alvis.)
+
+It starts raining. We take shelter inside the malga. The building
+is not used for its original purpose anymore, but it is maintained
+by the local natural park administration as a bivouac for hikers.
+Some 15 years ago, in a cold late April, my dad and I spent the night
+here before continuing our hike the following day.
+
+## Down to the valley, one last time
+
+Luckily the rain stops soon, and the five of us can continue our march.
+The *Lago della Stua* is now visible.
+
+![Lago della Stua](../img/28-0928-lago-della-stua.jpg)
+
+m4_(Lago della Stua in Val Canzoi.)
+
+We keep going down. My knee starts hurting again, but we are almost there.
+Overall I enjoyed this last part of the journey. The trail in this
+mid-mountain forest is exactly the kind of road that I used to walk a
+lot years ago, when I frequently hiked around these mountains.
+
+Our adventure ends at 10:40, on the dam of the lake.
+
+![The end](../img/28-1040-end.jpg)
+
+We reach the nearby bar, we sit down, we drink a
+[spritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spritz_(cocktail)).
+
+
 m4_navtable(← Day 8,../day8,Alta Via 2,../,After the hike →,../after)
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