Travel ugh,,,,

Spent the last 30 some hours travelling to Cham. 5 hrs on the plane to Charlotte, 1.5 hr layover, 7 hr flight, 8+ hours of train travel...Which was made pretty difficult b/c i speak very little french. Luckily my spanish knowledge helped me understand a bunch of signs. After leaving the states at 11am, i jumped off the train in Chamonix centre at about 1030pm, and walked myself, my ski bag, my 120liter duffel, my 60liter alpine backpack and my touring bag, all loaded down to the aiguille du midi. Realizing i forgot to pack the right notebook with all my europe connections in it i tried to fire up the laptop to get Ciara's phone number, and the battery was dead. ugh. Met some really nice Canadians that watched my bag while i found an internet connection, an american power coverter, and a phone to call ciara...it all worked. big thanks to ullr. Made it to her (our) apartment right next to the best tram in the world the Aigulle du Midi, and had a glass of wine before bed....whew.