AngleterreNewcastle upon TyneTown Moor54°59’17” N 1°37’10” W
26 juin 2022, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 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 hadEn savoir plus
SuisseCanton de BerneUntergrosstannen46°52’50” N 7°48’54” E
25 juin 2022, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 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..anEn savoir plus
ItalieLombardiaSan Felice del BenacoIsola di Garda45°35’1” N 10°35’52” E 24 juin 2022, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 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 toEn savoir plus
ItaliePiemonteBarengo45°34’17” N 8°31’12” E
23 juin 2022, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 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…
ItalieLombardiaChiesa in ValmalencoVazzeda, Passo46°19’32” N 9°43’30” E 22 juin 2022, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ItalieLombardiaAdro45°37’24” N 9°57’42” E
21 juin 2022, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 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..forEn savoir plus
FranceAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesSouclin45°52’20” N 5°24’43” E
20 juin 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 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 😳
FranceCentre-Val-de-LoireBrécyVilleneuve47°7’27” N 2°39’40” E
19 juin 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 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 MountEn savoir plus
FranceOccitaniaMontfrin43°52’43” N 4°35’50” E
18 juin 2022, France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
..just getting here..is an achievement..with the problems at airports..but..here I am..Chamonix is pricey..so have been reserved this evening..by my standards..the trek starts tomorrow..so I need aEn savoir plus
Voyageur Maybe the next time u return, we do the TMB together 👊👊👊
Voyageur ..well..I have managed half…so..could join you from Refuge Bonatti….onwards☺️.as this is unfinished business...I have already looked..and the rest of this years treks are already booked up..but 2023..why not🙏