Yesterday we did an "easy" hike in the Alps, about 7km round trip with about 500m elevation gain. (I say "easy" because it was the easiest in the area. We were thinking of doing a multi-day hike including overnight in one of the :refuge's" (see video below) but are re-thinking that ...
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This is the scenery around the Refuge de Veran which allows overnighting for multi-day hikes. There are many of these refuges, including some that serve meals. No Starbucks unfortunately :-(
One the way home we found that everything is closed Sundays in France - we've been just buying stuff daily but will have to revisit that strategy. We found a Halal convenience store and an Asian convenience store that was open so we bought a few frozen appies for our dinner. A far cry from the French meal we had a Bon Vin Bon Pain the other day!
We also had some pre-dinner drinks with our neighbour and got some recommendations for local restaurants and activities. Today will be a planning day!
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