We've just returned from 'morning tea' withe the Australians in the Castle and are finishing the packing before we go to dinner with the Canadians in the apartment below us. We'll leave the packing of the car until tomorrow as, despite the fact that we had rain all morning, the sun is now out and we don't want any of the wine to spoil.
I'm planning lots of 'hard tack', 'beef jerky', and bottled water for the treck across the alps and will have the blankets, latrine shovel and spare torch batteries close to hand just in case.
