We invented a whole new navigational error today! The GPS behaved perfectly for once... usually "Daniel" our voice on the GPS doesn't know what he's talking about when we're towing the caravan. We navigated correctly to "Camping des Glaciers" but in the wrong country (France instead of Switzerland). Ridiculous you may say but the two campsites were only 9km apart (as the crow flies) at opposite ends of the glacier but 36km along a very twisty road.
Anyhow we eventually arrived at the correct campsite in the southwest corner of Switzerland, close to Mont Blanc (the highest mountain in western Europe at 4807m) and the French and Italian borders. The campsite is probably the most picturesque we've been to in a beautiful valley at the foot of the l'A Neuve glacier at an altitude of 1600m.
August 1st was also Swiss national day so there were Swiss flags everywhere and a party in the village with music and fireworks.
The boys went off and climbed one of the local peaks today Le Basset (2771m). They saw wild edelweiss which caused them to break into song! Charlie and Samantha enjoyed a donkey ride around the village.
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| View from our caravan, note our Swiss and Aussie flags. |
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| l'A Neuve glacier |
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| Edelweiss |
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| View from the top, note our campsite bottom centre |
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| Alex at the top of Le Basset |
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| Donkey ride through La Fouly |
Wow - it's just all so exciting to read about! Just can't picture Roger abd Alex singing about edelweiss though!!! Love, Aunty Vicky x
ReplyDeleteWow! How cool is that? !!! Chan x
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