The extra mileage I did yesterday meant today became a day off.  I was a little creaky first thing getting up this morning so I enjoyed a lazy start of coffee in bed and catching up on the news. By 9:30am I was off to my morning’s appointment….. Parasailing! It was a perfect morning for … Continue reading TMB Day 3: Chamonix

What a day! Stairs. Steps, Ladders. Boulders, Rocks. Roots. Climbing. Complaining. Oops, did I type that out loud? My legs held up well for the first couple of hours of climbing, or should I say stair-stepping?, as right from the start it was nonstop going up rocky steps on the way to the infamous ladders … Continue reading TMB Day 2: Montroc > Chamonix

Well, we had some eager beavers set their alarm for 5:30a this morning. Although I had a private room the sound of alarms going off and people opening/closing bedroom doors all night to use the toilet permeated the thin walls easily. Luckily everyone went to bed right after dinner so plenty of sleep was to … Continue reading TMB Day 1: Trient > Montroc

My next adventure starts tomorrow! I’m hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc (the red loop above). Most people start the TMB in Chamonix or Les Houches but my original plan was to walk thru Switzerland on a Camino (the other red line) and hop on the TMB in Trient as it was the closest access … Continue reading TMB Day 0: Trient