As I woke up in the morning and looked at my reflection in the mirror of the toilets, I could not recognize my face… it was so swollen, it looked like I aged 50 years in one night ahah! I felt super tired, and therefore decided to catch a bus to Courmayeur instead of walking. Waving goodbye to my new trail friends met at the camping place was hard, but I tried to keep smiling and to look forward to the experience that was still ahead of me.

In Courmayeur, I met another group of hikers and stopped for a pizza.

It was then time to get back to the trail…

… I started climbing to Rifugio Bertone with a full stomach and a slice of pizza in my backpack.

I stayed in a cozy private room at Rifugio Bertone, where I shared a friendly dinner with other TMB hikers.