"rest" day

Today we went for a hike off the col de Granon: A fearsome dead end road that people run and bike up. I don't really know if I want to do this ride, as it looks like nothing but pain. In any case, we drove up to the col, past the military training barracks, and set off for the lac de l'Oule. It is as easy as hikes get, but we soon re-discovered the pain of ill fitting and inadequate child carrying devices. This time it was the ergo-baby (which is still one of the best), and a borrowed Deuter lightweight pack that we borrowed. I really liked this pack at first because of its simplicity and weight, but the harness is not really adequate for Alex, and he ends up listing left and right. After a while, Chloe and I gave up and found a picnic area. It turned out to be just past the field that people apparently poop and leave toilet paper under rocks in.

Other than that, it was very pretty. Zoe insisted that we take Babu with us, and that she wear my sunglasses.

And later on used the trekking pole to help her walk about 200 meters


Some other hikers that were coming in the opposite direction took one look at us carrying Zoe and Alex and called us "courageuses"