Molins in the Mountains: Victorious! And another beautiful hike

So we have returned victorious from the doctor's office, multiple medical certificates clutched in our hot little hands. Now, I don't know if we hit the doctor on a very quiet day, or whether people here have never tried to see a doctor in Canada or the UK, but I'm telling you, I've waited less time in a Canadian doctor's office when I've HAD an appointment. I'm not really sure what all the fuss was about.
We decided, rather rashly, to go to the doctor's after school on Tuesday, to suss it out if nothing else, and ended up being seen after only 40 minutes. They couldn't have been nicer or more accommodating, and happily printed out medical certificates for all (you need to get a certificate for EACH AND EVERY sport you do, so Indie alone has about six or seven...). I guess they're used to the system here, but I was still impressed. So it was a very successful sojourn, and saved us having to sacrifice the girls' Wednesday off... so we managed to go to a beautiful animal park and nature reserve called Le Merlet today instead.
It was yet another beautiful day, and it was an impressive drive up the mountain (glad we got four-wheel drive, apparently indispensable in the wintertime), so we started our walk at 1500m. The combination of easy paths, gorgeous views (even better of the Mont Blanc!) and lots of wild animals to see just wandering around the park was pretty irresistible. We saw moufons, chamois, marmottes, deer, llamas, to name just a few. Sadly the camera was inadequate for capturing the animals in all their glory, but here's a little taste.

At the start.

The views, the views...

Sisters

More views

How do you like dem horns?

Then, of course, it was time for an ice cream to revive ourselves, and after a little more animal action, we called it a day.