TMB Day 8 - Champex to Col de la Forclaz
Word of the day - Awesome!
Got off to a late start today as we had dinner with the Aussies last night - beef bourguignon fondue. Delicious!...and the best part was the soup left over in the pot. Didn`t get to bed until after 10:30 so this morning we set off about 10 AM. The day was cool but gorgeous and sunny. We walked by some Swiss Chalets for the first hour and then had a pretty steep ascent through the woods to Bovine. The views along the way and at the top were stunning - a panorama of mountain peaks with fresh snow and the Rhone Valley stretched out below us. After a lunch of local cheeses and dried meats at Alpage Bovine, we had a long descent to Col de la Forclaz in Switzerland. The Irish Lads were there as well so we had a couple of pints and dinner with them.
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| Looking towards Fenetre d'Arpette |
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| Approaching Bovine |
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| Rhone Valley below |
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| Alp Bovine |
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| Our Irish friends at the bar / Hotel de la Forclaz |
