Wow! What a day. We got up and out the door at 8:30 and started in stage 2 of the tour: http://montblanctreks.com.au/stage-2-les-contamines-les-chapieux/ Beautiful start of the day. Weather report said maybe a little rain at noon but it said the same yesterday and no rain. Off we went. Stopped at a famous church of Norte…

    Didn’t sleep well as I was little anxious about the start of our hike. I knew what to expect when I hike in the USA. Choose a trail, pack your gear, find a campsite to set up your tent. Repeat. The TMB is different. Choose a trail variant, call ahead to find a…

Got our detailed map, found the spot where we catch the tram to take us to the top of the mountain ( a 45 minute walk from the trailhead), got our room for the first night.  We will spend the rest of today packing our backpacks, getting a good dinner (food is very good and…

We arrived in Geneva early this morning, went through passport control very quickly, collected our luggage and met up with Grant, our shuttle driver, and after a mostly scenic ride we arrived at our hotel in the charming village of Chamonix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamonix The street of this quaint town were filled with hundreds of very healthy…

Over the last several months, since Missy’s retirement, we have enjoyed living in Woodstock, GA, preparing for our long-awaited, and God willing first of many trips around this vast and fascinating world.  Our first adventure is a 100 mile hike in Switzerland, “Tour Du Mont Blanc”.  We hope to have gathered all that is needed and  built enough stamina for…