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Onwards to Chamonix
Riding hours - 8.5
Distance - approx 500 kms
Set off in the rain but saw our first blue sky of the trip at 11.15 and by 1pm we stopped for lunch at Poligny in the lower Jura mountains and finally took the rain suits off. We wound our way through the mountains on lots of hairpin bends amidst spirited Peugeot 206 drivers, and got our first glimpse of the Alps on the way down into Geneva. We had an unexpected trip to Switzerland thanks to the Sat Nav, but luckily the border police waved us through without any checks, and then were just as courteous as we went back through the other way 10 minutes later.
We eventually found the correct autoroute and arrived in Chamonix at 6pm. The hotel is lovely, right in the centre of the town, and we wandered through the centre before having tea. Loads of lovely shops - Chanel, Quik Silver, Helly Hansen, Lacoste etc although Glenn wouldn't buy me anything. We gave the champagne a miss, opting instead for claret, somewhat by accident as I'm sure Glenn was trying to order Rose at the time. Back to the hotel for a nightcap and to plan tomorrow's route to the Med coast and Italy.
J
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