We commenced the day with a very pleasant walk through Champex and along the lake. We then walked gently downhill thtough scattered lodges and farmhouse. After about 30min this gave way to pine forest. It was about 18° and the sun was behind the mountain. Great weather for walkers from Newfoundland.
After another 30 min we began climbing. We were still shaded and the path only gradually got steeper so it took a while to realise that this was now a challenging morning.
We continued climbing steeply for about two hours until we reached the place that gave todays path its name "Bovine". Nestled 50 metres below the summit was a farmhouse cafe. The feature that distinguished it from many was the close proximity of the milking shed and hence the herd of verrrry large cows which you needed to navigate to achieve refreshments.
After a cold drink we braved the herd again and commenced our downhill journey to Col de la Forclaz where we had a most interesting late lunch (more later) and overnight stay at the roadside hotel.
Hello Daaaarlings...18 C? We'd kill for a blistering temperature like that here now. Though it was quite nice mountain biking yesterday at 12C. It's not that hot today though.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog by the way and trip....!
Cheers,
Tim and Lisa