Louisarambleson
We had a long, hard day today with nearly 1400 metres of ascent over 20 kilometres. We left at 7.40 and set off up to Col Agnel (2744 metres) on the border of France and Italy. After enjoying the views, we began a long descent to Granges del Rio (2000 metres), stopping for a coffee... Continue Reading →
We stayed in Refuge Agnel for a second night so we could climb another 3000 metre mountain, Pain du Sucre. We rose at 6.45 for breakfast at 7.15 after a disturbed night's sleep, not unexpected for our first night at altitude. Also, I'd drunk so much water to make sure I didn't get dehydrated, that... Continue Reading →
Excited for the first day of our trek, we got up at 6.45, locked and moved the van to the place where we'd been told we could leave it, put our rucksacks on and left the campsite. We walked to Mont Dauphin station to get the 8.30 bus to St Veran, stopping to visit the... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, we leave the camper van parked on the campsite and start a 6-day trek, roughly following the highest sections of the Tour de Queyras, staying in mountain refuges and Gite d'etapes. Therefore, today we're draining the waste tank and refilling the clean water tank, emptying the toilet, bins and fridge, and locking the bikes... Continue Reading →
We both agreed that today's paddle was our best ever. It even beats the sea paddles when I've seen seals and caves, I think! We thought we'd missed the opportunity because when I woke and looked at the clock it was 9.48 and we'd agreed to leave at 10.00. John got dressed and dashed to see... Continue Reading →
We had a great walk up Crete de Vars today. It was quite cloudy when we left the campsite but at least that meant it was cool because we had quite an ascent ahead of us. We set off through the forest and the path zigzagged up hill relentlessly. We could see rain clouds on... Continue Reading →
We had a lie in today after our busy day yesterday and, although we had planned to go walking, decided to have a day on the campsite. We did our huge bag of washing and read for a bit while it dried, then borrowed Dan's stand up paddle boards and went to play on the... Continue Reading →
Today was race day. We woke early, partly because the marshals seemed to be meeting where we'd parked, before heading off to their checkpoints, partly because of pre race nerves. The marathon started at 8.00 and the half marathon at started 9.00, shortly before our 12k at 9.10. We were very apprehensive because this was... Continue Reading →
Our race is tomorrow in the Ubaye valley so we prepared the van for a night away from the campsite and set off. We headed up numerous hairpin bends, with beautiful views, to Col de Vars where we were meeting the Moorcroft family for a walk. The walk was a gentle bimble around the hillside...... Continue Reading →
We are doing a 12k trail race on Sunday so today we had decided we need to do some training. We had planned a walk to get used to more altitude, but it rained in the night and, when we woke up this morning, the hills and mountains were hidden in the clouds. It was... Continue Reading →
