We left Champex-Lac excited knowing that today's hike wouldn't be as difficult as the last two days in terms of elevation gain (going up) and descent (going down). Funny, when you are going up and feeling short of breath you can wait to go down. However, going down is actually much harder on you body. So, we were glad to read in our guidebook that today's hike would take us through "lovely pastoral scenes and into several quaint villages."
And it was a day filled with breathtaking scenes punctuated by walks through some gorgeous villages. What we notice most is all the beautiful flowers, vegetable gardens, and the lack of strip malls, neon, and fast food places. We felt like we were stepping into another world - one where the people live as they have for hundreds of years.
We've learned that our guide book is absolutely essential for finding our way. Even though there are wonderful signs, we've had occasions to backtrack and read the guidebook AGAIN and then sometimes have actually "voted" on what way we should go.
You are going the WRONG WAY!
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I am finally catching up on your blog. Wow! I am so impressed and inspired! You guys are amazing! What beautiful country! Keep up the fun posts. I will continue to pray for stamina, energy and especially safety. Looking forward to more updates.
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