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We’ve been busy so I’m a bit behind with my blogs for this trip. A couple of days ago, we did a lovely route which headed up from the Roman Bridge in the village of Ceniga and dropped back down to Dro. It had several sections of via ferrata... paths with wire ropes, suspended wooden... Continue Reading →
We left Colmar in bright sunshine to make our way to Malbun in Liechtenstein. The journey went well, apart from queuing traffic through Basel and Zurich. At lunchtime we took a detour to Lake Zurich where we had a lovely warm swim. Then we ate our cheese butties while we dried off. Wonderful! We didn’t... Continue Reading →
We had a good night’s sleep on the campsite and woke ready to hit the road and travel to Colmar. We left Luxembourg and headed to France. The rain was atrocious for a while and the roads were flooded, with Molly sending up flumes of water. Thankfully, it didn’t last too long, and she’s much... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, we set off on a 2-month road trip to Italy. The plan is to meet Dan and Jackie and spend a few weeks exploring the Italian Lakes together, travelling from Garda in the east to Maggiore in the west. Then, we’ll spend time on our own visiting the Italian Rivera, hiking through Cinque... Continue Reading →
After a lovely breakfast in our posh hotel in Zermatt, we checked out and were given a ride in the hotel’s electric buggy to the railway station. This felt very luxurious after mostly travelling on foot for weeks! We took two trains and had a 4 hour journey to reach Geneva. It had been chucking... Continue Reading →
After breakfast, we put our rucksacks on again for the short walk to our next hotel, the 4 star Monte Rosa…very much an upgrade from our previous hotels and mountain refuges! Although it was only 10 o’clock, the plan was to leave our packs at the hotel, and explore Zermatt until we could check in.... Continue Reading →
We finished! Neither of us had a very good night’s sleep, being in a dormitory in the hut, and with one man snoring all night. Therefore, we were up early. That did mean we got to see an ibex family though, and the tail end of the sunrise over the mountains. After breakfast, packing, paying... Continue Reading →
After a leisurely start and a lovely breakfast in the hotel, we walked to the station and took the 10 minute journey along the valley to Herbriggen. From here, the path rose very steeply up through coniferous forest. The steep gradient was relentless and very tiring. Despite it not being particularly hot or sunny, I... Continue Reading →
We thought today was going to be another hard day given the height gain but it wasn’t too bad. We had 1100 metres straight up from the hotel. We must be getting fitter because we maintained a steady pace, catching a couple of groups on organised hikes, reaching the Augstbordpass col at just below 2900... Continue Reading →
We awoke to the sound of rain pattering on the roof of our little room in the Cabane. This wasn't unexpected because the forecast had predicted it. We delayed our usual 8ish departure, having a leisurely breakfast, hoping the weather would improve. We knew we had a relatively short and easy walk today so there... Continue Reading →
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