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We had almost 200 km to go to Brig and it was 5 pm.
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By the time we got to the Passo della Novena it was dark and pouring. The last ten minutes to the summit were pretty scary since it was dark, pouring, 1.5 degrees and on hairpins. It got better on the descent and warmed to 8 degrees. We still had 40 km to go along the valley to Brig. We had booked a hotel or we never would have driven in these dangerous conditions….lesson learned…..again.
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Today we are going to visit our friends Franck and Laurence near Lyon. We had met them in Urubici Brazil earlier this year.
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Heading out from Brig it was drizzling, but this did not last long and by Chamonix/Mont Blanc it was sunnyish.
lyon 1 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
lyon 2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
lyon 3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We kept to the small mountain roads to Albertville and then with the pouring rain we opted for the dreaded toll road for the last 100 km. This cost 14 dollars, but saved us over an hour in heavy rain and got us to their house only 30 min later than we had arranged. They welcomed us to their country house and tucked out bikes in the garage for a few days.
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A short walk away is the Basilica.
lyon 52 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
lyon 53 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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[ lyon 60 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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