FrankrikeOccitaniaMontfrin43°52’43” N 4°35’50” E
FrankrikeCentre-Val-de-LoireBrécyVilleneuve47°7’27” N 2°39’40” E
19. juni 2022, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
..a hot and sunny start to the trek..too hot..we were all flagging by the end🥵..but..spectacular scenery ..this trek has 10000m of climb..thats over 2 Mont Blanc..and over 1 MountLes mer
FrankrikeAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesSouclin45°52’20” N 5°24’43” E
20. juni 2022, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
..a long day..10 hours ..24kms..in heat..times like this one wonders what they’ve signed up for 🤪..the group are already experiencing the usual ailments..so far…so good for me..just knackered 😳
ItaliaLombardiaAdro45°37’24” N 9°57’42” E
21. juni 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
..just a couple of pics..as my i pad seems to be over its storage ..so will need to sort that out..but we moved into Italy today…not as hot..thankfully..🙏…weather looks like its closing in..forLes mer
ItaliaLombardiaChiesa in ValmalencoVazzeda, Passo46°19’32” N 9°43’30” E 22. juni 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
..a shorter day today..the killer day 2..which it transpires..was 5400ft of climbing..was about to have an impact on my TMB..a negative impact.
ItaliaPiemonteBarengo45°34’17” N 8°31’12” E
23. juni 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
So..having completed day 6..had dinner..and went to bed early..feeling not so great..hardly slept overnight..and had the dreaded thought..that I had caught Covid..but didnt know for sure…
ItaliaLombardiaSan Felice del BenacoIsola di Garda45°35’1” N 10°35’52” E 24. juni 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
…06.30..feeling so rough by now..I had to take the extremely difficult decision..to abandon..but..this meant still walking 2 hours..to get back down..to where I could get a bus back toLes mer
SveitsCanton de BerneUntergrosstannen46°52’50” N 7°48’54” E
25. juni 2022, Sveits ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A 10.30 Flixbus to Chamonix heralded the start of my return journey..but it was too late to get the days easyJet flight..so a night at Geneva Airport..I can confirm..that when one is unwell..anLes mer
EnglandNewcastle upon TyneTown Moor54°59’17” N 1°37’10” W
26. juni 2022, England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
..back to Manchester..then York..for rest..and time to reflect..at times like these..best to focus on what was achieved..not what wasnt..I had travelled throughout the pandemic..so to say this hadLes mer
