Paris

My last post.
We fly home tomorrow.
We have had a great trip. I have a few reflections:
The French and Swiss people have been wonderful. Very friendly and welcoming. I do think we are lucky coming from NZ. We haven't managed to offend too many people.
The mountains are big. 500m climbs in NZ are pretty big. Quite usual to have 12-1500m climbs.
The refuges are great. I wish we had them in NZ.
Trails well marked and maintained. Also well used by walkers.
Being able to bivouac almost anywhere in France is very generous by the French people.
I still don't have bagette fatigue and will really miss croissants for petit dejeuner.
3 months of walking is a long time. Maybe we are getting too old for through hikes.
We have met and stayed with some wonderful people. i hope we get a chance to return the favour.
And finally i want to acknowledge my father, Adrian, who died last week. Unfortunately i didn't get back in time to say a final goodbye.
Best wishes to those still hiking. Hopefully we can come back to finish it.Okumaya devam et