Monday, September 10th 2018

Final day in Chamonix, got a late start as I was making arrangements for Avignon. Had planned to do a segment of the TMB but the lift was closed from Plan Praz to Brevent, so ended up on a different hike. First I went up the lift to the mid point and enjoyed a coffee as I watched the para-gliders circle in front of the view point. Apparently there were decent thermals there as one after another came in and circled, gaining in altitude. A glider even showed up and used the thermals as well. After that, went back down and hiked down valley for a few hours. Lovely walk low enough to be in pine forests, came out near the Bossons glacier and caught the bus back to Chamonix. A certain amount of laundry and housekeeping to do before my 7:00am bus tomorrow morning.

You can see the Aiguille du Midi there, little pointy tower on top of that mountain. Lift up is closed at the moment.