Etang Garbet

                 
Some rain at last, hopefully more next week then things might start to grow again!

Jasper is here for a holiday before he starts his higher education access course. After a walk here in Aleu to break in his new boots, yesterday we set off to the Etang Garbet from Coumebière - our first walk in a very, very long time. A late start as we had to take the sheep for walk first but we eventually hit the trail at 11.00.

Much cooler weather at last and the clouds hid the tops for the most of the day. At the lake we had a leisurely lunch and watched a golden eagle high above us, below the crags of Pic Caumale just on the edge of the clouds.

A fly fisherman caught a small trout whilst we watched but he put it back.

The only option for a different way back was to follow the normal route down past Garbettou. We passed a large group (difficult on the narrow bouldery path) and eventually reached the road from Aulus. The 250m climb on the road through 8 hairpins back to the car was further than I remembered and a bit of slog.