Weather still dismal. Graeme in a fit of depression! But we've kept him medicated with French red wine and Swiss chocolate.
We have settled into domestic bliss with the Bartons. Despite our rather cramped circumstances we are mucking in well. Our morning routine is a well oiled machine, although finding volunteers for the early morning baguette run is getting harder!
Today we headed into Chamonix village to have a look around and to visit the Alpine museum. And find a place for coffee or two! But lunch proved a little more challenging! In the bad weather, finding a place for a picnic was almost impossible. At one stage we accidently drove onto the cross-country ski course, nearly getting bogged and having irate skiers gesticulate at us. Fortunately, Pepi with her snow tyres saved the day, although we did have to perform a high speed long distance reverse manouvre while veering backwards through the forest. Leanne seemed to enjoy this snow rally driving more than I. Finally we gave up and found somewhere legal to park in the forest and tucked into our soup, bread, sausage and cheese. Poor old Pepi was showered in crumbs and soup drips as we shared our food.
3/ Girls in Chamonix village centre!
While all the exhibits in the Museum de Alpin were in French, there was some interesting things to see. The history of the Mont Blanc Guiding Company, the expansion of tourisim in the Chamonix valley and a special exhibition to celebrate the 100th birthday of an amazing Chamonix local woman - Margette Bouvier. She was the first woman to do a ski descent of Mont Blanc in 1929!! She's still alive and last married at 94!! [Go Girl!!] A skier, ice skater, climber and glider pilot, she was also a renowned journalist during WW2. What stories she must have for her grand children!
Feeling thoroughly humbled by the amazing achievements of Margette...there was only one thing to do....go for another coffee!!
4/ Coffee in the morning, coffee in the afternoon!
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