More (incredible) pictures here!
Driving into Landry, it was hard to imagine what we could
add to the gorgeous scenery and abundance of outdoor activities to make it a
more perfect home; then Judy arrived proving that sometimes in life you can’t
even dream big enough.
As if the day of Judy’s arrival wasn’t a grand enough
occasion, it was also the day we caught our first fish in the river alongside
the campground. I landed the small trout
after only three casts but unfortunately neither of us had any action after
that.
After picking Judy up at the train station and getting
her checked into the small hotel in town, we headed up the Vallee des Glaciers
for a long, narrow drive and a short hike to Refuge Les Mottets. The hike was a perfect way for all three of
us to get introduced to the area and the gorgeous scenery was the impetus we
needed to get up and hiking again the next day.
Well, the scenery and the pain de raisin. OK, the scenery, the pain de raisin and the rum and
tonics. (Thanks to Judy’s kindness, we
are the proud owners of a non-horse-molested North Face Minibus 2 tent as well as
three litres of Mt. Gay rum!)
Since Judy was still speaking to us after our first hike,
we opted for a “moderate” trail for the following day. Two miles to the Refuge La Coire where we
stopped for lunch, and then (we thought) four miles back via a loop trail
around the mountain. We must
have missed a turn on the trail as the outward loop turned into six miles and
we didn’t come back down to the spot indicated on the trail map. I am pretty sure between driving on the
narrow roads and hiking much longer than anticipated, that Judy thought we were
trying to kill her.
It was a day filled with heart-pounding climbs,
breath-taking scenery and the joy of a good friend. After that incredible day, we rolled into
Bourg St. Maurice for a late dinner of pizza and a delicious Bordeaux.
All to soon we were driving Judy to the train station for
her long trip home. It was odd to think
of her going home, it felt so much like she should be living here. Maybe that’s an indication of SP and me settling into this life. I could so easily
live in this spot of the world with its plethora of year-round activities surrounded
by incredible mountain views.
And, of course, the pain de raisin.
-K
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