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We couldn't decide where to stay tonight. We usually stay in an aire at Wissant but the last couple of times, its been really busy and weve only just squeezed in. The forecast was good though and we fancied a couple of hours on the beach so, after a few suggestions from people in a... Continue Reading →
We had breakfast and waved the others off on the train to Geneva, before getting into Bertie and driving for about 6 hours to a nice campervan aire we've stayed at before. The roads were busy but traffic moved well and, with a stop for the supermarket and petrol and another for lunch, we were... Continue Reading →
Today is Anne's birthday. It's been an eventful one! We woke to a brighter day, with no rain, although the wind was rather cold this morning. After breakfast we headed up through the forest to the high point of today, the Aiguillettes des Posettes (2201 metres). The landscape was stunning with bilberry and heather bushes... Continue Reading →
Today we awoke to cloud and rain. We had breakfast, then caught the bus back to Chamonix and took the cable car back up to Plan Praz to continue the walk. The weather was awful and we just walked with our heads down... pretty miserable! Luckily we haven't had to climb too high today and... Continue Reading →
After a stormy night of thunder and lightning we set off on our long and soul destroying 3.5 hour, 1500 metre ascent up to the Brevent cable car station. It was chucking it down with rain when we left and the cloud was low so there were no good views. It was also pretty humid... Continue Reading →
John and I did did the high level variant of the hike today, whereas the others did the low level one. We set ofF early after a good breakfast and, once we hit the town, headed straight uphill. We were surprised how steep the climb was from the start! After passing the first refuge at... Continue Reading →
Today has been a relatively easy day. After a short uphill hike, its been downhill all day. That said, the descent hasn't been easy. It's been very rough underfoot and John and I have used our poles for most of the day. After the first uphill bit, we passed the group, with their mule carrying... Continue Reading →
Today we've said goodbye to the others and left Guillestre for part 3 of our trip. We've moved from France to Switzerland via Italy, ready to meet 4 friends who fly out on Sunday for Tour du Mont Blanc, an 11-day trek around Western Europe's highest mountain. We packed the washing line, table and chairs,... Continue Reading →
Judith joined us for our hike today. We left the campsite just after 7.30 and drove for about 45 minutes up to Ailefroide (1507m) in the Ecrins National Park. The town was busy, with campers, climbers and walkers everywhere but, luckily, we found a good parking sport for Bertie. He's rather long so it can... Continue Reading →
We had an adrenaline filled day today, with a climb up a gorge (including a cliff with an overhang 😳) assisted by ladders and cables, then an eventful paddle on the Gyronde for John. The morning was quite relaxed, with a lie in and then some chores around the van, such as emptying the loo... Continue Reading →
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