When Geoff was attending the Alliance Frances in preparation of our time in France, he was subjected to a piece of French music called "Le Borderline". It had more to do with what is socially acceptable than any political boundary, but it seemed appropriate as we reflected on our latest adventure.
Our trip back to France took us (once again) off the beaten track and we found ourselves winding up a beautiful pass, higher and higher into the mountains. Time came to look for a campsite for the night, but everything was closed and we found ourselves in the ski-resort town of Sestriere where much of the 2006 Winter Olympics was held. The town was like a ghost town and we stopped at the only open restaurant to get some dinner. Luckily for us (and we figured this out halfway through our meal) they made the best
crepes in the world! After dinner we headed up a little pass that was closed as the top was still under snow and so we camped half way up. The view from our tent the next morning was fantastic!!! Big 2700 to 3300m snow covered peaks in both Italy and France.
Oh, and we were within 10km of the borderline!
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| Sunset in the mountains |
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| The view from our tent in the morning. |
The next morning we hiked up to Mt Fraiteve (2701m) for an amazing 360 view of the snowy peaks, forested slopes and little terracotta towns down below.
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| Sunny smiles at the top |
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| Amazing view |
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| Jet trail |
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| Geoff's new sport: snow running. Considering he is in strops we're not sure its really going to take off - though he did take his shoes off as soon as he was off snow to try and get feeling back to them! |
Those mountains are stunning!
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