Jonny has completed the Tour de Mont Blanc with |Mike and Alex and had great weather all week except for the last day which had a little rain. The walk which circles Mont Blanc, passing through France, Italy and Switzerland is around 170 km's and should take between 7 - 10 days. The boys did it in 7 which was good going as Alex was only 14. Sleeping in Mountain refuges, and carrying all their kit  themselves in rucksacks, it is an experience of a lifetime. Here are a couple of photos from the trip.

My sister Nat visited us for a week and we had a wonderful time. The weather once again was superb and we fitted lots in. There is so much to do here in the Summer and we could have done with another week to show them eveything.The Chalmers Family were next door in the Chalet  and the children got on so well, they were playing out until bedtime most nights. Le Loissel didn't know what had hit it with 8 children having fun. Ive added a couple of pics of the kids doing the activities.

 Mountain Bikers can be seen everywhere at the minute. They are loving the single track back to the Village and the new thing in 1800 is the Inflatable bag where the MB's can do tricks and land safely on a big bouncy dustbin bag, or the likes of. Its fantastic!!!! Here's Phil, Mick and the boys in Le Loissel and then one taken in Arc 1800.

Will write again soon with pics from the Fete in Villaroger and the Mounain Bike Race in Ste Foy.

The weather has been fabulous in the last few weeks. The girls finished school for 9 weeks at the beginning of July, they had a couple of  School Trips out before. her are a couple of photos taken in La Sassiere, near Val D'Isere/Tignes.

 The first week of the holidays for Anneha was spent with Ski Club doing roller blading, orienteering, and biking. She had a great time and Ffion and I went to the lake and swimming pool whilst she was away.

 The outdoor pool in Bourg is now open and they have got sunbeds now, which is an added bonus. Its one of the only places you can arrive at midday and still get a bed.

We went back to the UK to see family and friends and had a good time. The Tour de France went really well and the weather was superb for it. It passed over the Col de Petit St Bernard (where we ski over to Italy) and then directly through Bourg St Maurice. There was a real party atmosphere and lots of freebies to be had.

We have been to lots of BBQ's and its so nice just to be able to eat your dinner outside. We are looking forward to our week in Malaga with the Weetmans and then my sister is visiting in Aug for a week with her children. Anneha and Fi have already made the Itinery.

The girls are riding every week and loving it.The stables are in Bourg St Maurice.

Jonny is starting the Tour de Mont Blanc next week with Mike and Alex (friends) and is looking forward to that.

Will write again soon.

We made our first trip over to Italy last week. We went to the market in Aosta ( about 1.5 hrs drive ) and then had a look around. Its a beautiful place and very Italien, as you would expect of course. We had a lovely Cappachino in a cafe and pizza in the square. We stocked up on Parmesan and Olive Oil, not forgetting the homemade pasta we bought for dinner.

There was very little snow going over the Col de Petit St Bernard, definitely a lot less than this time last year.

Here are a couple of photos of the Town of Aosta.

 We had a trip to Lake Annecy too, one weekend. It was a beautiful day and we went on the beach and to the Lido, which was free at that time of year , and the girls had a wonderful time. We can understand why the French don't need to go anywhere else other than France for their holidays. 

Below are a couple of photos take at Lake Annecy, 

 The rivers are up at the moment with snow melting fast high up. The rafting looks action packed at the moment.

Today we went climbing to a local spot. There are barbeque pits set up so we took some charcoal and plenty of food and had a real feast. It was Fete de Papa day here in France too so the girls made Jonny a cake which we took with us. All the kids climbed and us adults managed to get a go when we could persuade the kids to take a break. The local Climbing Club had set up a high Zip Wire so they were all on that too. Great day.

Jonny has been in the forest collecting wood for next winter. Heavy going as we got big trees this year. Jonny is also in the process of building us a Pizza Oven on the terrace, which we all cannot wait to try out.

The girls are back riding again, im itching to get back in the saddle too, I really miss it.

The outdoor pool in Bourg opens tomorrow (22nd ) which means everyone will know where to find us. Either there or Plan D'eau with the lake.

Still have availability for the Chalet, only £500 for the week, self catered.