Friendly Gendarm

As you might have read on the Twitter feed yesterday, we were making good time from the end of the stage 17, to our Chambres d'Hotes until we ran smack dab into a closed road 4K from our pit-stop. They were clearing all of the TdF vehicles out of Le Grand Bournand so everything else couldn't move for a few hours.

Angel called ahead to let them know that the road would be closed for two hours, but was pretty sure that there was a little of confusion. Not wanting our reservation to be canceled, she asked the Gendarm, who was keeping the road closed, if he could call and make sure we still had a room. He was very friendly, as each of them have been on our travels, and called for us. The photo below it is of the view from our private balcony once we arrived. And the room, plus breakfast, was only 47 Euros. The harrowing mountain drive up to the place once we got moving again, a few years off of our lives.

[Uh, yeah, Carol reminded us that we didn't provide an update after Tweeting that we were homeless in Laussane. We secured a room at a Movingpick Hotel, and were so exhausted from it all, also ordered room service. I ended up with what was a plate of lox for 33 Swiss Francs, Angel had a burger.]