With my mood restored, we made our morning dip into a longer #wildswim, with shortie wetsuits & tow floats, crossing the bay (dodging power boats & pedalos) and back for a lovely restorative, head-clearing 2km. An afternoon of competitive table tennis (yes, okay, N won) and reading by the swimming pool was our reward. This was our last night at #lacleman as in the morning we were backtracking into the mountains to meet up with UK friends newly arrived in #Morzine.
After a quick morning dip in #lacleman, we decided our daily exercise would be #cycling into Thonon-les-Bains, 15k there, mostly on easy cycle paths. We paused at the marina for lunch, pushed our bikes up a (very steep) hill through a park to see the historic centre and rolled around the pretty shopping streets. We stopped off for another #wildswim at Plage de Sciez on our return journey, then picked up some snacks and beers to finish off our lazy campsite evening in style. #beachlife #france
#France #beachlife #wildswim #cycling #lacleman
We had a stormy wash-out day so moved out of the mountains to a campsite near Thonon-les-Bains, on the shores of #lacleman We set up camp only to have another deluge drench us again. The morning brought sun & a chance to watch the French National championships in beach sprint/rowing, an explosive sport we never knew existed. 50m run to boat, 250m row out & back around bouys, 50m sprint to finish. Fascinating, some close finishes. Then some dips & beach time as we planned our next move #beachlife
Loving this area of the #FrenchAlps, we moved along the valley first to Le Grand Bornand, and up further again to Chinaillon. Picked up some maps and started up GR96 to Aiguille Verte and Lac de Lessy. In every direction everything was stunning, with distant views of both #MontBlanc and #LacLéman from Le Buclon ridge. Wifey dipped in the cold lake before we headed back to town, weary but elated. #hiking #wildswimming
#wildswimming #hiking #lacleman #montblanc #frenchalps
Bin nicht ganz sicher, ob der Blick auf den #Genfersee die Sehnsucht nach #Meer verkleinert oder vergrössert…
#ausflug #lacleman #meer #Genfersee
Eine Kleinigkeit zum #SchiffsSamstag. Die #Ruhe und #Einsamkeit selbst.
#Genfersee #LacLeman #Schweiz #Segelschiff #Schiff #Boot #Segelboot #See
A little something for the #shipSaturday. The #quiet and #loneliness itself.
#LakeofGeneva #Switzerland #Sailboat #Ship #Boatboat #Lake
#Leica #LeicaM8 #Summicron
Apo-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH.
1/350 sec | f/16 | ISO 160
#schiffssamstag #ruhe #einsamkeit #genfersee #lacleman #schweiz #segelschiff #Schiff #boot #segelboot #see #shipsaturday #quiet #loneliness #lakeofgeneva #switzerland #sailboat #ship #boatboat #lake #leica #leicam8 #summicron
Unexpected free day? Young person to keep busy & amuse away from screens? An improvised Mini 🇨🇭🇫🇷 public transport Grand Tour beckons, close to home. Around and across the lake we go, with fish&chips (« perches du lac ») & a fabric shop along the way. Genève-Thonon-Lausanne-Genève. Fun!
#bus #trains #boats #funicular #metro #tram #LemanExpress #publictransport #halfTerm #LacLeman #geneve
#bus #trains #boats #funicular #metro #tram #lemanexpress #publictransport #halfterm #lacleman #geneve
La plage 🦀 en février
Baignade du jour 😀
#nage #swimming #swimmingincoldwater #lacleman #lakeofgeneva #vidy #lausanne #switzerland
#switzerland #lausanne #vidy #lakeofgeneva #lacleman #swimmingincoldwater #swimming #nage
La coupe des Glaces c'est fait 🎉🎊
#coupedesglaces #nage #swimming #swimmingincoldwater #lacleman #natation #morges #switzerland
#switzerland #morges #natation #lacleman #swimmingincoldwater #swimming #nage #coupedesglaces
Qui vient nous soutenir à la coupe des glaces demain à Morges ?
120 m de nage déguisée. Il y aura de la soupe, guggen Musik... Ambiance populaire garantie 😂
@Nath_1272 y sera aussi
#nage #swimming #swimmingincoldwater #lacleman #natation #morges #coupedesglaces
#coupedesglaces #morges #natation #lacleman #swimmingincoldwater #swimming #nage
Baignade du jour, 18 minutes à 7,97 degrés (précision suisse)
Pas de nage, juste sauter dans les vagues, le bonheur 😊😀🎉
#nage #swimming #swimmingincoldwater #lacleman #lakeofgeneva #vidy #lausanne #switzerland #natation
#natation #switzerland #lausanne #vidy #lakeofgeneva #lacleman #swimmingincoldwater #swimming #nage
#EPFL Scientists explain #Slicks** on #LacLéman
#ECOL #ECOLteam #Foroughan
#SNSF #SwissNationalScienceFoundation
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/scientists-delve-into-natural-slicks-on-lake-genev/
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** Slicks: those visually arresting, moving patches of smooth water
#swissnationalsciencefoundation #SNSF #foroughan #ecolteam #ecol #lacleman #slicks #epfl
#EPFL Scientists explain #Slicks** on #LacLéman
#ECOL #ECOLteam #Foroughan
#SNSF #SwissNationalScienceFoundation
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** Slicks: those visually arresting, moving patches of smooth water
#swissnationalsciencefoundation #SNSF #foroughan #ecolteam #ecol #lacleman #slicks #epfl
La nage du jour 😀 15 minutes à 8 degrés, dur de se réchauffer après 😅
#nage #swimming #swimmingincoldwater #lacleman #lakeofgeneva #vidy #lausanne #switzerland
#switzerland #lausanne #vidy #lakeofgeneva #lacleman #swimmingincoldwater #swimming #nage