December in the Val Montjoie

Well, it hasn't taken our intrepid couple, Duncan & Aimee, very long to climb out of the valley into the mountains, now that they've bought themselves all the right gear! Here's what they saw on their last walk!

I'm looking forward to heading out there this weekend, to make sure everything's sorted before our first guests arrive from the UK on the 22-Dec (I'm sure it will all be fine, but I needed a good excuse to escape the bells and jingles of the UK at this time of year).

Just to make me jealous that they're out there in the snowy Alps, and I'm here in snowless Staffs. (the snow has disappeared from here now, maybe only for a rest), they sent me another photo from Les Contamines, this time of the mighty Mont Jolie, that towers over the valley.

I can't wait to get out there 'to help'.