Another cloud bank slowly takes the scenery away

Hiking the trails of Combloux,France

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August 8th 2013
We had hoped for the low cloud that kept on taking the scenery away from our view yesterday but it was still drifting around in the valley allowing peeks at the mountains and then at other times everything in view disappearing altogether. We took another trek over the fields to the town to have a look through the shops and see what restaurants might be to our taste for tonight.There were signpo ... read more

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