Turin to Chamois/Breuil-Cervinia

We left La Vedetta this morning. Most of you know I hate goodbyes…mama Anna and her daughter Marta love them. They got up early to see us off:) Marta cried. So much for my Irish goodbye. Super thankful for our stay with them! Drove to Turin/Torino and didn’t love it. Big, hot, and covered with graffiti. Headed towards the mountains, spotting castles and fortifications everywhere along with stone roofed villages. Made a stop in Verres for a gelato, a quick walk around the village and got to hear a local band playing.❤️ Driving past a beautiful mountain river, we spotted the Matterhorn! We pulled into Chamois, a ski area with summer hiking, found a parking spot, grabbed a ticket and were up the gondola. Almost to the top we spotted three chamois-so beautiful. Jumped on a smaller chair lift that took us to a lake. JD was convinced we could just pop over this one mountain and see the Matterhorn and surrounding peaks. We set off straight uphill, on a barely discernible path, at elevation. We finally saw a sign and it wasn’t for our trail but JD was convinced he could make it to the view. I sit here now under a tree, hearing thunder in the distance and feeling some raindrops, waiting for him to return. He made it back, but unfortunately a cloud was covering Monte Cervino(Italian name for the Matterhorn) 🧐 Hiked back down to the top of the chair and had a beer while listening to thunder and being sprinkled with rain. Rode the lift down to the gondola station. Had panini for dinner/lunch while waiting for the gondola line to die down. On our way to the station, saw a herd of chamois! Drove to our chalet, and didn’t realize it’s at the base of the Matterhorn. Explored the town, Breuil-Cervinia, got groceries and FaceTimed all three boys with the most amazing backdrop of the Matterhorn. Planning a big gondola/hike day tomorrow and praying for good weather.Lue lisää