S\u00f3l og 23\u00b0C hiti og n\u00fa var lagt \u00ed miki\u00f0 fer\u00f0alag. Fyrst var \u00fe\u00f3 bor\u00f0a\u00f0ur h\u00e1degismatur, sem n\u00fa var brokk\u00f3l\u00edr\u00e9ttur, ekki alveg upp\u00e1haldsgr\u00e6nmeti\u00f0 mitt en \u00e9g n\u00e1\u00f0i n\u00fa a\u00f0 f\u00e1 einhverja n\u00e6ringu.<\/p>\n
Svo var haldi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 J\u00e1rnkrossskar\u00f0i sem er \u00ed n\u00e6stu s\u00fdslu. \u00c1 langri lei\u00f0inni f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 miklum st\u00edfllum sem a\u00f0 voru \u00ed gr\u00ed\u00f0arl\u00f6ngum dal, merkilegast fannst m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 h\u00fas \u00ed 45\u00b0halla \u00e1 nibbum sem a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i aldrei byggt sj\u00e1lfur \u00e1. \u00deorp voru \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0 og dreif \u00ed dalnum, og tr\u00e9 \u00fat um allt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u, s\u00e1st ekki \u00ed grj\u00f3t neins sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n
Undir lokin f\u00f3ru fj\u00f6llin a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 breyta um svip, um lei\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 vorum komin \u00ed Savoie-s\u00fdslu ur\u00f0u fj\u00f6llin \u00edslenskari, mosi t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0 trj\u00e1nna og m\u00e9r lei\u00f0 eins og heima. Br\u00e1tt komum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem a\u00f0 s\u00e9st \u00ed Mont Blanc \u00ed gegnum mikinn dal, gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 fjalli\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed nokkurra k\u00edl\u00f3metra fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0. \u00dearna voru svo nokkrir fallhl\u00edfasvifmenn, sem hoppu\u00f0u fram af fjallsbj\u00f6rgum og l\u00e9tu sig sv\u00edfa \u00ed uppstreyminu.<\/p>\n
Sm\u00e1 spotta fr\u00e1 komum vi\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0, J\u00e1rnkrossskar\u00f0i (??) hvar vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um vel yfir mikinn dal og svo byrjun Alpanna handan vi\u00f0 hann. Mj\u00f6g flott \u00fats\u00fdni, og \u00fearna komin \u00ed 2 km h\u00e6\u00f0. \u00c9g og Jean skruppum \u00ed sm\u00e1 g\u00f6ngut\u00far ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 nokkrum litlum v\u00f6tnum sem voru fyrir ne\u00f0an skar\u00f0i\u00f0, og eitthva\u00f0 var\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur andstuttur \u00ed \u00feessari h\u00e6\u00f0 af \u00e1reynslunni. \u00cd J\u00e1rnkrossskar\u00f0ssk\u00e1la (\u00edslenskan er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r!) fengum vi\u00f0 okkur svo heitan kak\u00f3bolla \u00e1\u00f0ur en haldi\u00f0 var heim \u00e1 lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar heim var komi\u00f0 eftir \u00feessa vel heppnu\u00f0u fer\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Sigurr\u00f3s \u00ed sundlaugina \u00ed Jarrie, en h\u00e6ttum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0i Jean.<\/p>\n