4th September 2024

R and I walked to Moutiers and back. The walk was lovely, excellent bicycle paths built in the last few years with EU funding.  Such a lovely asset. Moutiers was rather a dump. All the cafes and restaurants appeared closed, and this was a Wednesday. The price of a beer was 9 euro (500ml) in the almost only remaining open bar!

As we walked back there was a shower which soon petered out.

Power station on the route, very intriguing was where the water comes from, yes there is a river, but the literature talks of a 900 metre water drop. Love to see around it.

2nd September 2024

Travelling day to day, broke down the camp, and headed off from Camping Huttopia, keeping to the non-toll roads. We did not want to head into Switzerland and one of their toll roads by mistake.  Later, when we were sure Switzerland was behind us, we allowed the SatNav (aka Google) to use toll roads.

Stopped at a Super-U at Saint-Jorioz by lake Annecy for some food.  Good selection of alpine cheeses. 

Onwards to Camping Marie-France in Grand-Aigueblanche, near to Moutiers.  Two ACSI sites within 100 meters of each other. We chose the small site, some good pitches, but they were used. We took the larger of the remaining four.

The bathrooms here are hotel quality, and I do not mean Travelodge.  They were tiled out in hotel style; the showers were absolutely huge!

We took a quick walk up the road and stopped on a bridge to look at the Cascade du Morel. Intriguing stream which had been modified with a whole staircase of steps.  We would walk up it tomorrow.