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# After the hike

## Back home

*August 28, 2025*

My dad's cousin came to pick us up. As we got into the car, the
storm started.  From there, it kept raining the whole afternoon. Not
coninuoussly, it came and went, but it when it was there it was
strong. The bad weather continued for a couple of days.

We made a good call ending our trip early.

## Celebration

*August 29, 2025*

Some of the other hikers we met along the way arrived in Feltre
on the next day. Like use, they could not properly finish the Alta
Via, as the bad weather caught them as they arrived at Passo Cereda.

We decided to meet for a dinner all together at [Birreria
Pedavena](https://www.labirreriapedavena.it/), the largest brewery in
Italy, which is conveniently located between Croce d'Aune and Feltre. In
fact, if you walk Alta Via 2 all the way to Feltre, you pass right in
front of the Birreria.

![Dinner at Birreria Pedavena](../img/29-pedavena.jpg)

## Award

*September 2, 2025*

Upon completing Alta Via 2, hiker can receive the official AV2 pin.
It will be awarded to them by the tourist office in Feltre, where they
can also add their name to the book of "finishers".

As you know, we did not complete the Alta Via. But since Feltre is just
around the corner, we thought why not go there and ask? In the end, the
exact route of Alta Via 2 is not set in stone.

It turns out that, according to the guidelines laid out by the CAI,
reaching Rifugio Boz is enough to officially complete Alta Via 2 and be
called a finisher!

![The Alta Via 2 pin](../img/99-02-pin.jpg)

Indeed, they know that the last leg of the hike is often skipped due
to bad weather. Ending the journey at Passo Cereda, however, will
definitely not be enough.

So now we also have some official recognition for our effort. Cool!

## Farewell to the mountains

*September 3, 2025*

After the hike I spent a few days at home with my family. But now it is
time to go back to the flat lands, where I live now.

My flight back to Amsterdam, as it sometimes does, flew right over the
Dolomites. I was able to recognize not only my home town, but also many of
the mountains and valleys my dad and I walked through just a week earlier.

![The Dolomites from the plane](../img/99-03-farewell.jpg)

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