hike day 2: le sauvage

my exit out of monistrol was a straight-up switchback climb out of the valley to rise above the rain clouds. the respite was only momentary though. all day long, a deluge of rain, the mountain path turned to a river and mud half way up to your knees. little to do but damn the torpedoes and forge a path dead centre.

i thank my lucky stars for some hangtime zith a couple of hysterical viennese and swiss dudes who saved the day over a fantastic aubrac region goulash dinner with a few bottles of local red.