Saturday, 26 July 2014

Saturday 26 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 30 - Louvemont to Montreuil (Full Circle)

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    A leisurely start on a warm morning saw us heading north again, away from the cheery wagtails of Louvemont, on country roads. Pari...
Friday, 25 July 2014

Friday 25 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 29 - Around Lac du Der

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    Last night Wassy was a dead loss for food. We couldn't find anything acceptable. So off to the fleshpots of Saint Dizier...
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Thursday, 24 July 2014

Thursday 24 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 28 - St Claude to Louvemont

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    Strawberry tart for breakfast was followed by a chocolate croissant/pain au raisin when the bakery van arrived. They like their ta...
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Wednesday 23 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 27 - Lac de Vouglans and Longchaumois

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  Decisions! Stay put or move on? Inertia and a desire to finish my book (A Load of Old Bones - Suzette Hill) dictated the former. ...
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Tuesday 22 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 26 - In Search of Cascades

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    It rained. Sue didn't bother with waterproofs but I wore mine all day. We were equally damp at the end. It was that sort of mi...
Monday, 21 July 2014

Monday 21 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 25 - Chiesa to Parc Regionale de Haut-Jura

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  Rain in France. Luckily we arrived here during a break in the rain, allowing us to pitch the tent and enjoy a cuppa outside in th...
Sunday, 20 July 2014

Sunday 20 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 24 - Val Malenco

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  The sound of rain finally dulled the hum from the power station at around 6am. The campsite wasn't all bad though. Apart from t...
Saturday, 19 July 2014

Saturday 19 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 23 - Badia (Pedraces) to campsite at Lanzada in Val Malenco

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  Most of our group left early, so last night was full of goodbyes after an excellent week at Collett's Haus Valentin chalet. Today...
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Friday, 18 July 2014

Friday 18 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 22 - A Walk from Haus Valentin

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  For our last day with Collett's at Haus Valentin we hid the car and Sue left with Susan and Roy to do the classic Tridentina Vi...
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Thursday, 17 July 2014

Thursday 17 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 21 - Sass de Putia

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  Another 18km day, this time with about 1200 metres ascent. Yesterday was a similar distance, with only 800 metres ascent. A forty m...
Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Wednesday 16 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 20 - Via Ferratas Averau and Nuvalau, and an evening in the pub

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  Again, due to time constraints I'll let the pictures do most of the talking. Eleven of us - me, Sue, Susan, Roy, Ken, Ala...
Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Tuesday 15 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 19 - Sassongher

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  The elite group for Sassongher was down to eight - me, Sue, Susan, Roy, Mick, Gayle and two Mikes. Six heroes - Alan, Chris, Jacqui...
Monday, 14 July 2014

Monday 14 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 18 - Col di Lana

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  Today  ten of our squad of 19 enjoyed the 12km with 1000 metres ascent walk up and over Col di Lana, a 2452 metre double summit, ...
Sunday, 13 July 2014

Sunday 13 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 17 - Pralongia Plateau

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  With rain forecast, seven of our party - Ken, Helen, Andrew, Roy, Mike, Karen and Jacqui - headed off to Bolzano to see the ice man. ...

Saturday 12 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 16 - Rifugio Pian de Fontana to La Pissa, then Pedraces

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 7 - 11 km, 300 metres ascent, 4.5 hours. AV1 Cumulative Total: 122.5 km, 7400 metres ascent. (Approximately) ...
Friday, 11 July 2014

Friday 11 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 15 - Passo Duran to Rifugio Pian de Fontana

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 6 - 18km, 1200 metres ascent, 8.4 hours. A classic day on AV1.  Sunlight of Delight and Views of Desire. ...
Thursday, 10 July 2014

Thursday 10 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 14 - Rifugio Coldai to Passo Duran

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 5 - 22km, 1000 metres ascent, 9.2 hours. Mudpits of Despair and Cow Pats of Doom. After an ordinary breakfast...
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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Wednesday 9 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 13 - Rifugio Città di Fiume to Rifugio Coldai

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 4 - 15km, 1150 metres ascent, 7 hours. In search of dinosaurs' footprints. By the time we reached Rif...
Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Tuesday 8 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 12 - Rifugio Dibona to Rifugio Città di Fiume

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 3 - 16.5km, 1100 metres ascent, 7.5 hours. A wet day in the Dolomites.  After a fairly damp day we arrived he...
Monday, 7 July 2014

Monday 7 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 11 - Rifugio Lavarella to Rifugio Dibona

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  Alta Via 1 - Day 2 - 20km, 1250 metres ascent, 8.4 hours. Last night's wrestle with the wifi in 'hotspot corner' dis...
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