After a refreshingly better night's sleep, with no snorers, we set off on what was to prove to be an epic day for seeing the local wildlife, as well as more stunning scenery. This is rather a long blog entry because it was such a good day, and there are lots of photos because it... Continue Reading →

What an awful night's sleep! The German man who we'd been chatting to over dinner, in John's words, 'snored like a pig'! After an enjoyable dinner, we had an early night and I fell asleep by 9 o'clock and didn't hear some of the others in the dormitory come to bed. However, at 11 o'clock... Continue Reading →

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 →