Dollomites

I arrived in cortina to find it a lot colder than anticipated and many of the hikes shut due to snow. Never the less i found one which sent me trudging through a white out snow storm to what i expected to be a free rough muntain hut. It was instead a luxury-ish ski lodge and restaurant so i booked their cheapest room and enjoyed the now clear view of the sharp pink and white mountains from my table adorned with 2 plump bacon dumplings. The blizzard returned for my descent the next day and continued for my painfully cold hitch over the mountains to Ortesei the land of little wooden jesus's. Well they actually had many different sculptures all very intricate and delicately painted. My night was spent shivering at -5 degrees with my tent perched on a tree covered slope out of town. Today I hitched as quickly as possible down to the lower warmer environment through the town of Bolzano or something similar on what may be the most beautiful road i have seen. It streams through the green valley with vineyards and church towers backdropped with giant cliffs. I am spending the night in Trento with my tent tucked up next to the motorway ready for a speeding getaway to verona in the morning. See the yellow blob bellow.
 I think i have found a rather good spot tonight. The rapists must cross a polluted creek to reach me and the police need to cross a motorway and descend a wall. I am so looking forward to treating myself to a hostel and some good food in verona tomorrow as the last few days of cold,discomfort and shut supermarkets due to Easter have aged me 10 years.