Pontarlier to Vuitbeouf

[Bob from L.A. !]

Out the door at 5 and immediately into the hills, climbing a single track up, up and more up.
Passed a beautiful castle and a bunch of baby goats.
About mid morning the trail made a sharp descent to a tarmac road and within about 400 meters, around a curve there it was; the French/Swiss border I had been eager to see.
No border formalities. Just walk across, but not until I stopped to photograph 1 foot in France and 1 foot in Switzerland.
A "minor" milestone with Hopefully more to come.

 

[Tassie Kaz]

Bob, you're selling yourself short...walking across France is no 'minor' accomplishment!
I didn't think to do the foot-in-each-country thing (I don't remember seeing an actual line) but I did mark the occasion this way....

Congratulations! Wishing you continued safe passage.

 

[Tassie Kaz]

Bob, as per our PM, here's the poster I thought summed up perfectly my reaction to the dramatic increase in prices once the border was crossed!

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

LOL! Yeah mine too when I was charged $5.00 for a soft drink.
Oh well. I knew this ahead of time when I signed up for this adventure.
I'll roll with the punches. No complaints, just a lot of laughs.

 

[Tassie Kaz]

... I was charged $5.00 for a soft drink.
Oh well...

That $5.00 soft drink for you would be $7.60 for me!
Yep, you've got to laugh...& perhaps be a bit more 'selective'!

 

[WalkingInGers]

Out the door at 5 and immediately into the hills, climbing a single track up, up and more up.
Passed a beautiful castle and a bunch of baby goats.
About mid morning the trail made a sharp descent to a tarmac road and within about 400 meters, around a curve there it was; the French/Swiss border I had been eager to see.
No border formalities. Just walk across, but not until I stopped to photograph 1 foot in France and 1 foot in Switzerland.
A "minor" milestone with Hopefully more to come.

Welcome to Switzerland, Bob

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

Thanks. So far, so good!