leysin 1982

(24.7.1982)

Thanks to Margaret Thatcher everyone was unemployed in the early 80s and my brother Jeff and I made the most of this extended holiday to go on extended trips to Europe in both 1981 and 1982. We'd discovered Leysin in 1981 quite by chance and returned in 1982.

Here Jeff is in the back of the van with Fiachra who annually came over to Leysin with his Irish family (his mum and 8 kids!) - his mum spent the summer climbing and the kids ran wild. They were great fun!

I've returned  to Leysin many times, most recently last September. It'll probably appear many times on this blog!