26 November 2021
Founex Tennis Club
It was a dark Black Friday before the expected snows that the hiking section held its Xmas lunch at the Founex Tennis Club. Ismaël the manager did us proud again with filets de perche at the Friday price of chf 22 (!).
In the event 23 turned out (12 Gintlemen and 11 better halves) albeit Mervyn happily arrived for a coffee at the end. Apologies were received from Peter D (in Gomera) and Thatcher (Thanksgiving).
We all enjoyed a fine lunch along a long table in an almost separate room to ourselves.
PeterT gave a short speech welcoming the usual suspects with some new faces, and listing those giving apologies (some better than others). He referenced the 17 hikes of the year (see the attached list) and with a cumulative 235 kilometres and 12,408 metres denivellation. All in all a good year with only one safety incident (that was resolved speedily). We have had many fine temperance lunches and wine tables with perhaps the highlight being Mervyn’s champagne bar on the Môle. Peter hoped that next year we would see more forays into France. He thanked the all leaders and drivers, Rob for his medicinal Scottish fluid, Richard for his exotic potions and Mark2RRs for his coffees.
We now look forward to the start of the snow-shoe season, but with perhaps one more hike on the cards next week.
We toasted absent friends and for some great hikes in 2022.
Here with a selection of PeterT’s and Richard’s photos.
