Today was pretty easygoing, although I still made 25km despite not leaving my Airbnb til 11am!
I woke around 7 and hung around drinking coffee and rejuvenating with some good food.
Then about 9, I went to the big supermarket down in the town, 15 minutes away. I bought and carried 4 days of food back up to the room to sort through, and made a couple sandwiches to take with me for lunch.
The first hour of hiking was mostly through urban areas, and then I made it out into the country, hiking up a valley on trails and dirt roads.
Eventually, I took today’s col at 2,500m, and descended into another gorgeous valley, although not quite what I’ve become used to after the Vanoise!
But I did enter the Queyras Regional Park, so that’s a big plus. It means the next couple days should continue to be beautiful and remote. And they actually have a reasonable bivouac rule in place here! You can bivouac pretty much wherever if you’re an hour from any towns and things. Not to mention I always bivouac at least 100m away from any walking trails, and especially roads, so there’s virtually zero chance that anyone would stumble upon the camp.
I found a great spot to make dinner at a picnic area next to Lac Roue, and then took a nice flat area in the nearby forest to camp for the night.
All in all a great day of hiking, although I forgot how heavy 5 days of food can be! Better get to eating it!
Good night!