DAY 79 - ETOY to BOSSEY (Tuesday 4 July)

The penultimate day of our walk involved another long section on the Chemin de St Jacques. Today we were mostly inland,  instead of skirting the lake as we had done yesterday. 

Another long day's walk

We set out from our accommodation and quickly picked up the Chemin de St Jacques. We followed it through Allaman and Perroy to Rolle, where the path stayed by the lake for a while. 

The Chemin de St Jacques - through Perroy and on to Rolle

We stocked up on supplies in Rolle (yes, chocolate was involved) before moving on. The path now headed away from the lake, through food crops and vineyards to Gland. 

Lake Geneva at Rolle

Rolle

From Rolle to Gland 

There was a scenic industrial area to pass through in Gland, followed by a series of Toblerone-shaped tank traps which once formed part of the country's defences. 

The path took us on a scenic route through Gland

The toblerones near Gland

We had our picnic lunch at the toblerones, then followed the path down to a lakeside beach. 

Down to the beach

A short walk further on we came to Nyon. From there, the path took us all the way to our accommodation in Bossey.

Through Prangins to Nyon

And on towards Bossey

Day 79 - Birds

Day 79 - Elevation Profile 

Day 79 - Route 

Day: 79

Distance: 34.39 km

Walking time: 7 hrs 01 mins

Elevation gain: 535 metres

Cumulative distance:  1,716.96

Switzerland distance: 637.16

Switzerland chocolate consumption: 42 blocks

Poem of the Day:

FELLOW WANDERERS

There are many fellow wanders that

you see on walking tracks

There are locals on a day trip wearing

babies on their backs

There are cyclists - some in Lycra

others with no shirt

Some have streamlined bicycles, with

others made for dirt

There are tourists proudly posing with

their money belts on display

Some are out for weeks or more,

others just the day

There are people of all ages who have

popped out for a jog

But my favourite type of fellow trail

wanderer? The dog

There are big dogs, there are small

dogs, there are fluffy ones and thin

No matter what sort of dog I see, I

count it as a win.