Hello to everyone – this update is from the non car addict (Kate) because today has been absolutely nothing to do with cars!!! In fact the car is tucked up nicely in the garage and hasn’t seen daylight. It has been a very exciting day. I have been taken to heights I never thought I would ever reach (literally – higher than the clouds)!!!
Yesterday was very tiring day as covered approx 400 miles, a lot at low speed as was very bendy!!! Hamish drove for about 13 hours with a few pit stops and we eventually reached Chamonix about 10pm, so had a nice long lie this morning.
Woke to brilliant blue skies and temperature soared to 30 degC. First port of call food then we headed for the train station and travelled up Le Montenvers to see Mer de Glace. It has shrunk a lot over the years but still very impressive especially as they have caved into it and you can walk inside it, pictures show all. That ride was quite easy compared to what came next. We then went up a chairlift, which wasn’t too high and came down on the toboggan run, it was ace but unfortunately I had to slow down because the people in front were going very slow!! Still got to the bottom before Hamish!! The big trip came after lunch. We got a cable car up a very steep mountain L’Aiguille du Midi. This cable car is renowned to be the scariest cable car ride in Europe. It is in 3 parts we only did 1 and 2 but that still took us up 3777m (very high) and very snowy, check pics. Mont Blanc seemed very close but probably was still thousands of metres away.
Relaxed in hotel with swim and sauna before going for a nice meal. Tomorrow we are back in the car!!!
Kate and Hamish
