It is taking us ages to weave our way slowly through the alpine regions.
We decided that previously we had been just too eager to see what’s around the next corner and had been rushing it a bit. A few hours behind the wheel is enough we reckon, so we opted to just spend a long European afternoon in one alpine spot.
Whilst we were taking a pleasant stroll along one of the many trails that ring the lower mountain slopes we came across a small group of old Italian women gathering wild berries. They offered us a taste of the small juicy blue fruit they had picked. A nice experience. Bilberries, Georgie thinks they might have been.
We had camped in a lovely quiet spot, away off the road with fabulous views of the mountains. We were even being treated with peeks at the surrounding very high ice covered monoliths whenever the mists parted. A few walkers came past a good 30 metres away, but you get that everywhere in the Alps.
Earlier in the day we had posed the question to ourselves if we were getting sick of the Alps yet, but then we’d pass around another corner and gasp in awe. Nope, we are not yet sick of the Alps.
Plus the car’s computer hasn’t played up for a couple of days, so things are cruising along nicely.
We are vaguely aiming for the Riviera to meet up with an old buddy of Georgie’s. There is a chance that we may even put the car keys away for a couple of days then. But travelling at our present speed it could take us a week or two to arrive. And Europe looks so tiny on the map!
We realise that we have been putting probably too many mountain pics on this blog, so to give everyone a break from the same old same old we decided to do a pictorial essay of alpine wildflowers instead.
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Thanks for not withholding the mountain pics. Could never get weary of them… Did you deliberately call the dandelion a daffodil? So many beautiful flowers, definitely an excellent time to be travelling Europe. Glad Ebs computer hasn’t broken down on any more hairpins. Must have been nearly as heartstopping as the views ?
Susan, I think that the “daffodil” is a deliberate comment to see which readers are being observant and noticing the mountain dandelion. It literally weeds out the readers- I think.
I also enjoyed the Great insect life in the pics as it shows how Nature manages to compensate harsh altitude winters with summer abundance.
Well done you two for spotting the deliberate mistake! Heh heh…
What a lovely treat to see such diversity and beauty. Hope Ebenezer is back on the road soon xx