Lost at Lac Gruyere Coming back from our visit to Meribel, we drove past this lake. It looked peaceful, blue and there was evidence of beach possibilites. Also, importantly, from the motorway road it looked easily accessible! Famous last words! It took us at least an hour to do a journey which should have taken us five minutes (had we known the correct road to take). Notes to self: 1. When a Lake looks 'close' from a motorway, it is at least a one hour drive away...possibly more, though villages and/or dirt tracks. 2. When you want to find the most direct route to a destination you can guarantee that the unsignposted direction that you are taking (or even the signposted direction in some cases) is the opposite to which you should be taking. We
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