{"id":337,"date":"2014-08-27T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farrimond.me.uk\/wp\/?p=337"},"modified":"2017-07-28T15:31:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T15:31:49","slug":"more-from-chamrousse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farrimond.me.uk\/wp\/more-from-chamrousse\/","title":{"rendered":"More from Chamrousse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wed 27th <\/sup>Aug.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was vile. It started raining at about 04:00, and \u2013 other than a brief pause, just long enough for Joy to have a quick walk over the nearby hills \u2013 it didn\u2019t stop until sometime in the early hours of this morning. The whole time it rained, the large skylight was leaking so we had to have the buckets and bowls out to catch the drips. To be fair, it wasn\u2019t all that cold \u2013 probably around 16\u00b0C \u2013 but it wasn\u2019t pleasant.<\/p>\n

So when I woke up this morning, I could hear it was no longer raining, but I expected it to be grey and overcast. Wrong: there wasn\u2019t a cloud in the sky. At least, not above us. The cloud was all below us, completely blanketing Grenoble and the 3 valleys that converge on Grenoble. We weren\u2019t basking in the sun, however, as it hadn\u2019t yet risen here (there\u2019s a 2250m ridge to the East of where we\u2019re parked). But I did manage to get some photos of the sun rising behind the ski station. The views were truly inspirational and make up for yesterday\u2019s dismal performance!<\/p>\n

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The cloud below us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The sunrise above us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Grenoble must be there somewhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The sun makes tramlines from the cable car cables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst Joy was walking yesterday, she got chatting to a lady on the hills who was gathering blueberries on the mountainside. Now that the rain had stopped, it seemed like a good idea. So we took off over the hills and far, far away. Well, a couple of kilometres anyway, though much of it was vertical! We spent a couple of hours gathering the tiny berries; a bit of a labour of love as there\u2019s not a great deal of reward for the effort. Still, between us, we managed to pick enough for a decent sized crumble, which has just gone into the oven as I speak (or write!).<\/p>\n

Although it had been a fabulous morning, as the day progressed, it seemed as though all the cloud that was in the valleys was rising up towards us. Sometimes, we were totally engulfed in fog and shivering. The next moment, it would clear and we\u2019d be in hot sunshine. Difficult to dress appropriately for the conditions, but scenically awe-inspiring.<\/p>\n

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The cloud rises<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The highest we got today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst blueberry-picking, it was impossible to take a step without several grasshoppers or crickets jumping out from under your feet. I\u2019ve never seen such a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. As the sun warmed up, so did the crickets; their chirruping and hissing accompanying us. We each came across small frogs: olive green and perhaps 3cm long. Makes you wonder what becomes of all the wildlife during the six months of the year the ground is snow-covered?<\/p>\n

The forecast for tomorrow is good. Really, it\u2019s the main reason we\u2019re staying on here \u2013 hoping for that one good day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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