(And there my phone/camera ran out of battery 🙁)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Day 12 TMB
This was our last day of the Tour du Mont Blanc and it certainly was a wild one. Our four companions decided to call it quits a little early and spend some extra time in Chamonix, so they took a cable car off the mountain mid-morning. Merilyn and I felt compelled to complete the circuit to the last step in Les Houches. It was a little more than we bargained for-twelve hours of strenuous hiking, climbing over a glacier, a near-miss from an errant paraglider, a slight injury, a lack of water. We arrived at Les Houches just at dark, where we found that we were too late for a bus and had to hire a taxi to take us to our hotel in Chamonix. Our friends had been wondering if we were going to make it. We missed the final celebration dinner, but our hotel was fabulous and the town looks wonderful and we did it!
This was last night's refuge at Lac Blanc, taken as we were leaving.
Alpenrose with Mount Blanc in the background.
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Well done to the two of you on finishing the TMB. All credit to you, it was a really hard day under the sun with a knee grinding descent to finish. We were greedily scoffing pizza in Les Houches on the road to Chamonix when you must have finished. It was a pleasure meeting all of you on the TMB, it certainly enriched our experience. You and your compatriots are a very feisty, gutsy group of women to admire. Good luck in Scotland, Steve and Justine.
ReplyDeleteHey Steve! Good to hear from you. Yeah, Merilyn and I had a rough last day. I wish that we would have know you were in Les Houches! The rest of my trip (WHW, Lake Como, Germany, Dolomites, etc.) was fabulous, too. I think I may have to talk my friends into doing the Dolomites next! Best to you and Justine. It was fun getting to know you!
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