Thankfully no more snow during the night and the sun was out bright and early to help clear any remaining ice on the roads, it supposedly reached -9 last night, though we were nice and toasty in the van.

After a brief walk to admire this beautiful snowscape, we got an earlyish start, with a fair drive ahead of us…

After 10 miles or so of driving through the snowy foothills of the Juras we settled down for a fairly tedious motorway journey through parts of Switzerland and then cross country again in the lower Juras, stopping briefly as we joined Lac du Bourget with distant views of Chateau Chatillon at the northern end of the lake…

Completing our journey driving along side the lake to Aix les Bains at the southern end and our Aire for the night….

Though a ferocious cold wind was blowing down the lake, the sunshine was too much for us to resist a lovely walk along the shore, before calling it a day….

Thoughts of the day:

• The first part of this journey was absolutely stunning Christmas Post Card scenery but unfortunately though the roads had been cleared of snow, any lay-bys were impassible with piles of snow, so you will have to take my word for it!
• I am trying to keep my routes as rural as possible, partly because of the scenic opportunities but also trying not to use the toll roads and thereby keep my costs down.

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 200
• Miles walked – 3
• O/N – £15.77 inc EHU