Annoyed that I can’t get Garmin to talk to Strava, so can’t show my usual screenshot of map and stats. The stats for today were 13.7 miles, 5300 feet of ascent and 7 hours of moving time. Not bad - first-day legs must have helped. Louise had a lovely time reading, sampling the mountain air, quizzing the locals about buses and eventually hitchhiking.
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| Sumptuous brekkie |
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| There were some crystal-clear streams, including this one |
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At the topmost point - a relief!
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Alpine flowers - the place was riddled with them
in many colours of the rainbow
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| A drink and cards while eagerly awaiting dinner |
We feared it would be very hot but actually there was a lovely cool breeze all day, and a lot of it was forested. I was carrying nearly 3 litres of water (2 of it in a bladder) and it felt like I was drinking loads but when we arrived I realised I’d barely drunk half of it. Which was probably why I started getting foot and leg cramps four hours in. A banana (kindly donated by Esther) seemed to sort it out.
Alpine flowers - the place was riddled with them 
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