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Greece 2007
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Oman 2008
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Find stuff that's needed where you're going Stuff your rucksack with Kate Humble!
 
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Megève from La Caboche Seed heads in the woods
Returned to base with the shopping, then set off for a walk up Rochebrune. It was steep in places and hard going as I'm out of condition and not acclimatised to the altitude. I passed three people on the way up and there was no one at the top. Walked along the path to l'Alpette, Sur le Pres and Pre Rosset, all at the top of ski-lifts. None of them were operating and the whole place was wonderfully deserted. Stopped to photograph wild flowers along the way. The views of the mountain range were magnificent, with Mont Blanc and its neighbours visible behind the closer mountains of Mont d'Arbois, Mont Joly and Aig Croche.

Rochebrune cable car


View from Rochebrune of Mont Joly, with Mont Blanc behind
They appeared to form a continuous line of snow capped peaks. Even at 1900m it was warm and sunny and I was in tee shirt and jeans all day. Walked back past the Megève airfield, then along a tarmac road into an area of chalet sprawl, before finally getting back to the apartment for tea.

Mon 21st: Had difficulty finding my way out of Megève this morning. After a long walk I reached les Pettoreaux on the edge of town and then got lost in a housing estate. A very nice elderly French couple gave me directions - Madame could talk the hind legs off a chamois, but I couldn't understand a word.

Mont Blanc L'Alpette
Views from Rochebrune
Violets carpet the hills
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