Blog day 8 The road from La Fouly to Champex Lac (Lake) was pretty easy compared to everything else we have done so far. The weather was a bit rainy with low clouds, felt like home. We walked through the forest, then through charming Swiss villages, until it was time for lunch. Typically, Isabel our driver, has a buffet spread out for us to pack a lunch before we leave on our trek, but today, they told us that the stores were closed early, and she couldn’t find everything she needed, so we would figure out something else for lunch. We could hear our guides on the radio with Isabel all morning, but they just smiled and kept on walking, until we saw the van, pulled off on the side of the road, with the hazard sign out. Isabel told us the van had broken down and we would wait with her for another van to come. She had such a cute smile on her face as she said this, I was thinking not for the first time, how laid back these French people are… no food, no van, and yet here is Isabel smiling. She said we should go around the back of this old chalet, so as not to be on the road with the crazy Swiss drivers. And there we found a beautiful lunch set out for us, complete with wine and tea. They had all been tricking us, and of course, John and I fell for it! It was so convincing, John said he was still waiting for another van to come pick her up! 8-9 miles of hiking brought us to the village of Champex Lac, a quiet Swiss village on a pretty lake. Unfortunately, the weather was quite rainy, so we took the opportunity to wash some laundry and walk through the mostly shuttered town. We had another fabulous dinner, shared with 2 of our hiking companions and a nice night listening to the rain fall. Oceans of love, Katie and John