The clouds thinned a bit during breakfast with mountain peaks revealed on spots of sun, but clouds moved back by the time we left. They didn't look as threatening of rain at least. We finished breakfast before our friends came down, but lingered over coffee for a bit.
As we walked today, the views were interesting because of the way the clouds alternately obscured and revealed different panoramas. We decided to wuss out and take the Telecabine lift, cutting out shot 1 1/4 hours of straight climbing. The weather was sufficiently iffy that we thought a shorter day might be better. There was still plenty of steep climb left when we disembarked from the lift. After cresting the first peak, there was a very brief descent, then a sharp, steep peak. That was a hairy climb with sharp drops off either side. It was necessary to use hands to grab onto rocks or trees at times. A little vertigo at times, too.
We found a funky little country place for lunch after trekking through trails filled with cow poop. We were able to get light lunches of vegetable soup with cheese and raw ham or salad Savoyarde.
Toward the end of the day, we missed a turn. I thought we caught up at the next section, but it was not the same one described in the notes. By the time we were sure we were off track, we had to backtrack a long way. We tried a couple of other incorrect alternatives and ended up getting in about two hours later than I had expected. So much for a short day. Good thing we took the lift!
Food:
8:00 am. Small croissant, small pastry, jam, blackberry yogurt, chocolate muesli with milk, 6 ounces orange juice, coffee, small banana
1:30 pm. Bowl vegetable soup, 2-3 oz abondance cheese, 2 oz raw ham, 33 cl peach iced tea
7:30 pm. 6 oz sparkling rose, tabouleh salad, shot glass pureed melon soup with mint, veal osso bucco, 1/2 cup tagliatelle pasta, green beans, apple tart
2:00 pm. 1 cup vegetable soup, 2-3 oz cheese, 2 oz raw ham, 33 cl peach iced tea
7:30 pm. 6 oz sparkling rose, small piece crusty bread, tabouleh, melon soup in shot glass, osso bucco, tagliatelle, small zucchini half with cheese
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