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Started off trying to avoid tolls this morning but soon gave up and got on the motorway. It was quite nice driving through the Aosta valley and the weather soon warmed up. We made our way towards the bottom of

The very energetic one was up at some ungodly hour this morning – he went down to the lake to get a photo of the sun rising. I managed three more snores before the quarry opposite started work. 😬 After

Downhill to Aosta this morning. A quick stop at Lidl then drain and fill with water. Things went wrong for me at this point, when I dropped the cap from the toilet chemical stuff down the toilet 🙄…makes a change

Had a bit of a Sunday lie in. It was remarkably quiet to say we were parked next to a train line. Swiss trains are almost silent! Retraced our steps along the valley back towards Martigny, but this time turning

After a clear night – see stars, we woke up to heavy rain and grey skies so we drove away from them. Had to go a long way around the mountains to get to the other side where the weather

Funny kind of day – it’s difficult to know what to do when your legs aren’t working. We drove towards Thun and then turned south into the mountains. Could have done with getting some washing done on a campsite, but

Hardest days walking I’ve ever done …I think there’s some secret insurance policy I don’t know about and my husband is trying to bump me off! Thought we’d get the train up to Kleiner Scheidegg – a mountain pass with

Drove out of one valley and into the next this morning, landing at Grindelwald, looking up at the north face of the Eiger. All the very expensive campsites are full to bursting, and as it rained heavily in the night,

Guy was raring to go this morning, rucksack packed, sandwiches made, boots on. As the campsite only takes cash we decided to walk to Lauterbrunnen first to get some money from the cash machine. It was only about a mile

Well, that was a cold night on the Furka Pass. It poured with rain and in the morning you could see the clouds sweeping up the valley. We even had the heating on for a while 😮 Drove a little