Cut out by rising streams for too long in unmanned self-catering Capanna Efra in Val Verzasca in Ticino. Survived on wine and provisions left by past visitors. Next time, trust the weather forecasts: heavy and prolonged rain on the southern slopes of the Alps. July 2001.

• Gallery Efra, too many pictures, on pastvoyages.jankowski.org.
• Efra surroundings on the map.wanderland.ch.