Day 3 - Refuge de Chesery to Samoens - Hidden Views

Some mountains are hiding...

We got up after the Welsh had left and enjoyed a late breakfast. The overnight rain had stopped and the sun was out, though there were lots of low clouds. We knew that there were some great views hiding behind the clouds - including the Dents du Midi - but they refused to show themselves. After yesterday's little drama we took things easy and enjoyed the views we did get. While we were still in Switzerland, we stopped for some coffee at a farm and were able to pay in Euros. 

Over two cols, back into France at the first one, meeting some of the Welsh party and some Northern Irish and then onto a long descent to Samoens. We were taunted by a succession of sign-posts saying that Samoens was 55 minutes away before we finally arrived in the town. The main square was very pretty and we drank a beer and took in the atmosphere. Our gite - les Fermes du Vercland - is a bit out of town so we phoned for a taxi and it arrived just as we finished our beer. 

None of our first three days were huge, but they were still three solid days. We've scheduled a rest-day to give a reasonably easy introduction to the hike. Both Samoens and the gite look like a good place for our first rest day.