Much cooler this morning, cloudy and the thunder still rumbles now and then. We get out and fix the rear light but changing the brake light bulb entails removing and dismantling the entire light cluster. Not long after it's all back together the thunder gets louder, there are a few flashes of lightning and some big raindrops. Within ten minutes it's raining lightly but steadily. Undeterred we put on waterproofs and go into the 'commercial centre', which consis...

We are awake at first light, in time to see the sky change colour and the sun climb out of bed behind the Alps. Ali sits out on the step, photographing every nuance, and idly remembering when we collected Mary*Lou that Paul warned us the step-well could be a hazard. Strange how the mind drifts. This morning the valley is grey with early mist and the river is a silvery ribbon. As Silvie told us last night, you can never tire of this view in all its moods. Ami...