Another day, another 20K, another mountain ridge to climb and descend. The weather remained sunny but not too hot, perfect really. Our trail today took us through a lot of forest, up and down, on packed sandy ground that was often very rocky. We left Champex and walked into a valley for about 6 kms before we started working on today's elevation.
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| Cows at de Bovine |
At noon we arrived at Alpage de Bovine, a farm cafe. It was a bit disconcerting to get there through a herd of black cattle (? black Angus) that were sort of agitated, locking horns and fighting. The poster at the farm suggests these cattle are used for fighting competitions (who knew in Switzerland!).
It was a very popular spot, with picnic tables, and lots of clients. As the sign asked that you buy something to picnic, we obliged by getting tea and cake! We then ate our supermarket lunch of apples and cheese. There seemed to be some guided groups, and the usual collection of all ages. Later we met two Americans and had a long conversation about hiking in bear country. They suggested that the reason we do not see any wildlife, even birds, is because the trail is so busy.
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| Alpine barn |
Bovine was about 15-20 minutes from the top of our climb, and once we reached the top, it was all downhill to our destination for the night, the tiny village of Trient with a wonderful pink church - really helps it stand out in the mountain landscape. We are staying at an Auberge, a type of guest house with half board (dinner and breakfast). We ordered cheese fondue for dinner -you really can't get too much cheese.
Big day tomorrow - they actually all feel like big days!
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