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We got up early after a rubbish night's sleep. Somehow, instead of putting the heating on for an hour or two to dry the washing and warm the room, we'd managed to leave it on over night. Although our bedroom was nice, we weren't impressed with the evening meal... tasteless soup and skinny chicken legs!... Continue Reading →
When the alarm went off at 7.15, we jumped out of bed ready to start our trek. By 8.30 we were ready and locked the van and left. Straight away, the path climbed steeply from the campsite, backwards and forwards in a series of zigzags, into the forest, with intermittent views over the campsite, the... Continue Reading →
We've had a lovely relaxing day, with a late start, getting everything ready for our 5-day trek around the Vanoise glaciers, staying in 4 different mountain refuges. It's been a pleasure to spend a relatively lazy day on a campsite in a beautiful spot, and a pretty village. After breakfast, we checked our clothes, toiletries... Continue Reading →
After yesterday's epic hike, today was very tame. That doesn't mean it wasn't enjoyable... it was. After a leisurely start, we packed everything away and left the Ecrins behind to head to the Vanoise Alps. The first half of the drive was stunning, over 3 high mountain cols... the Col du Lauteret, the Col du... Continue Reading →
What an epic day! We agreed today's walk had everything! Cool forest paths, sunny meadows, rivers, a pretty lake, a refuge for a snack, great views over the Meije glacier and, in the other direction, over the valley to yesterday's hike, glacial rocks and scree, a Breche or gap in the rocks leading to a... Continue Reading →
So much for an early start... we overslept! We decided to go ahead with the planned walk anyway, hoping it wouldn't get too hot for me. Although blue skies might be preferable in some ways, in others we were lucky to have white skies all day, and a lovely cool breeze. It was very pleasant.... Continue Reading →
Today we headed south, as Dan and Jackie headed north. We cleaned and packed and, after breakfast, said our goodbyes and set off. Our next stop is La Graves, a small town beneath the Meije glacier, on the northern edge of the Ecrins national park. We're both quite tired today and the journey seemed to... Continue Reading →
We both felt a bit rough first thing this morning after too much red wine last night. A few cups of tea and coffee and some croissants helped though, and by 11.00 we were ready for our hike. We weren't sure whether we'd have time to do the full 4 hour hike up to Mont... Continue Reading →
We had a late night last night, thanks to the people in a nearby chalet having a rowdy party, and some star gazing. We had been hoping to see the perseid meteor shower but there was too much light pollution. I think I saw one shooting star, and my attempts at photographing the night sky... Continue Reading →
It was still raining in Kaprun this morning so our plan to relocate to somewhere sunnier was put into action. We had the obligatory cup of tea in bed, then paid the bill and left the campsite. The journey was long (10 hours overall) but uneventful, apart from getting stuck behind lots of antique Citroens... Continue Reading →
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