Monday 29th September 2025 - Mont Blanc

 Cathy was told "You must do Mont Blanc".  Maree wanted to walk it.  We ended up catching a bus from Annecy to Chamonix.  Then the cable car up to Aiguille du Midi.  That's 3,842m (or 12,602ft)!!  It was high enough that you could feel the lack of oxygen.

The day itself was spectacular.  It was a nil wind day with no cloud.  Truly amazing.  The pictures do not do it justice.  Make sure it's on your bucket list.

They built a lift inside the mountain to make it the last bit

You can see the small glass box hanging out the right side of the building..

Looking down into the valley

We watched paragliders launching from the snow

Even from the valley, the mountain looks spectacular

Saturday 27th September 2025 - Flyeo Tandem Paraglide

 Cathy and I did a Tandem Paraglide with Flyeo.  Alec and Cedric looked after us.

We had a slight weather delay was the launch was getting clouded in.

The launch was getting busy

But, eventually we got away...

Cathy even took the controls

Cedric will be ok after some counselling 🤣🤣

Friday 26th September 2025 - Annecy

 A bus this time (the train line was undergoing maintenance).  Cathy jumped off at Albertville and rode 40km to Annecy.  Our new apartment was in Old Annecy.  We were right where the action was - markets, shopping and an abundance of places to eat/drink.

Friday 19th September 2025 - Bourg-Saint-Maurice

 Another train trip, down to the French Alps and a small town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice.  There we met up with Michael, Maree, John and Jill.  Together we planned some cycling, walking and more French eating.

Saturday 13 September 2025 - Paris

 Up very early to catch the Eurostar to Paris.  A painless way to travel

Our hosts, Tim and Jackie, were amazing.  Their apartment was very close to the centre of Paris.  What followed was a week of food, coffee and amazing sights.

Friday 12th September 2025 - London

We arrived in London very early in the morning.  Sadly a train strike was in progress, no tube trains but at least the Elizabeth line from the airport was running.  Some extra walking for us to leave our bags at the hotel. 

We decided to fill in our time by joining a "Jump ON/Jump OFF" tourist bus.

Cathy did some shopping

And we had coffee in a park close by

The Cleanup

 The list was long....

• Red dust everywhere - inside and out
• Replace air filter for the fridge
• Fill up the gas bottle
• Book a service for the Ranger and the TVan
• NOT Drive for a few days 😊

And, of course, start planning for next time.