Day 9: Fri 7th July 2006
Ride: Chamonix - Day off
The stormy weather that we'd encountered in Switzerland yesterday arrived in Chamonix early this morning and it was pretty wet until lunchtime. This wasn't a problem though because there was no ride planned for today as we were all too aware that a long haul up the autoroute lay ahead of us tomorrow. Instead the morning was spent checking the bikes, packing up our gear, cleaning the chalet - generally just relaxing.
The weather did clear a little by the afternoon and the roads had started to dry although it remained overcast. We toyed with idea of going out for a short blast but we came to our senses and instead headed into Chamonix for a bit of R&R. We took a train ride up to the Mer de Glace on the Montenvers Railway before we all cracked and retired to a bar for a few afternoon beers. Amongst other topics we discussed what we were going to do for dinner tonight. After a week without a curry everyone was getting withdrawal symptoms and Kyle knew of an Indian restaurant in town. The decision was made although some of the group might come to regret it before tomorrows ride to Etreaupont.
The curry was good and can be recomended. Here's a final group photo taken at the restaurant.
(L-R) Chris P, Chris B, Gaz, Phil and Kyle
