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Albertville, Rhône-Alpes, France
Friday, July 25, 2008

Can this really be happening?

A DAY after we pick up Foxy from the port in Venice and drive all day and halfway into the night to reach Albertville in France, she breaks down. The clutch does not engage.

We had no option but to leave her at a garage this morning. We were lucky there was one just a few metres away from where we literally just stopped moving.

We spent the day at the local McDonald's eating breakfast, and then lunch and dinner. It's the only place in town with free Wi-Fi access.

We decided to sod it all and left Foxy in the care of the competent French mechanic and took the overnight train to St. Malo via Paris. We are awaiting the ferry across to Jersey, now.

This is definitely not the grand entrance we wanted to make to end our epic journey. It feels like we're missing a big part of our threesome, and we are. But we'll spend a few days with family in Jersey, then head back down to the Alps to pick up Foxy.

C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?

Pictures & Video

early sunrise start
early sunrise start
beautiful, bye Le Chalet!
beautiful, bye Le Chalet!
going up highest pass in Western Europe
going up highest pass in Western Europe
countryside big sky country the mountains climbing higher and higher
higher and higher
snow, REAL snow at the top!
snow, REAL snow at the top!
Hello Italia! Monaco down there
Monaco down there
lots of these tunnels
lots of these tunnels
at a garage in Albertville, France
at a garage in Albertville, France
We're lovin' McD's free wi-fi
We're lovin' McD's free wi-fi
..and fries waiting for it to open in Paris, how sad!
waiting for it to open in Paris, how sad!
Us in paris, see Eiffel Tower behind us?
Us in paris, see Eiffel Tower behind us?
a better shot St Malo's pristine beach
St Malo's pristine beach
draggin our bags around St.Malo for the day
draggin our bags around St.Malo for the day
a wedding at Le Cite
a wedding at Le Cite
eager to get on ferry to Jersey!
eager to get on ferry to Jersey!
swimming pool St. Malo's castle wall
St. Malo's castle wall
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