A long day and not the best to travel. Most of the UK and Europe were on the motorways and driving badly. Those that weren’t were sitting in their gardens in the sun, sipping a cool drink and stoking up the BBQ. We were either in a traffic jam or queueing at an airport.
However we arrived in Chamonix about 10 hours after we set off from sunny Leicestershire. Memories flooded back of our last trip. Similar hotel – more of a climbers hostel – but it will no doubt seem luxurious after a couple of nights in refuges.
Wonderful fireworks last night and street parties down little alleyways. Got to bed at midnight after unpacking & repacking but woke to this wonderful view of Mont Blanc.
Courmayeur and 2 days of climbing awaits us.