TMB (Tour du Mont Blanc) Trail

The Col de la Croix du Bonhomme is a pass in France located in the Alps , in the south of the Mont Blanc massif , in Savoie . Located at an altitude of 2,408 metres, it is adjacent to the Col du Bonhomme (2,329 m ) to the northwest and the Col de la Croix du Bonhomme refuge (2,443 m ) to the northeast, between the Crête des Gittes (2,538 m ) to the southwest and the Tête Sud des Fours (2,716 m ) to the northeast.

At this point, the Refuge Col de la Croix du Bonhomme is our only hope. It's getting on 8:30 pm, the sun is going down fast and even under the better conditions and circumstances we would not dare to attempt a 9km descend in the dark.
In addition, Laurie is complaining that one of her knees hurt and she might have a blister (or worse) so choices here are few to none.
However, The Lord is Good, and Camino still Provides! 🙏 We are able to secure the last 2 bunks at the Refuge!😃
They are in the 6-bunk dorm (and of course, at this point, neither one of us cares if we sleep on the floor) and they more than graciously open the kitchen that was already closed to provide us with yummy vegetable soup, quiche Fromage and some little cakes for dessert.
So we are safe and situate ourselves in our dorm (Laurie's 1st) after the dinner, trying to "asses the damage."
When Laurie takes off her socks, I almost lose my mind as the big toe is completely bloody 🙃😯..... and only after 5-10 seconds or so it dawns on me that I am looking at the Deep Burgundy nail polish color of my wife's pedicure (phew!) 😁
Thankfully, there are no blisters, the feet get the usual nightly treatment (Crème de la Pied), but the knee is worrisome.
Some Ibuprofen to take the edge off, and both of us are hitting the pillows (I took the upper bunk nice husband that I am) in a matter of seconds....
The sunset is still beautiful and the views are stupendousRead more