Found a few of these stone stacks that seem to be a favourite pastime of walkers the world over. Anyone know if there is a
Month: December 2011
Oops! That’s Not Supposed to Happen
Can you see what is wrong with the picture? Something missing perhaps? Yep, the glass lid for the Hob is absent without leave. Mel had
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The Antics of Sheep and Shepherds
Imagine if you will, an extra ingredient to the above picture – 100 sheep. Unfortunately they had moved on by the time I got the
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Col d’Aubisque – 2nd Col in the Bag of Cols
The stretch between Aubisque and Soulor is really pretty tame when used to cycling on Exmoor. The scenery here wins mind you, although I found
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Lunch Time Panorama, Col du Soulor
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Lunch Stop above the Col du Soulor
Once I got to the Col du Soulor, which was a pretty easy stretch to be honest, I took the VTT (Velo Tout Terrain) tracks
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Col d’Aubisque Tunnel
The Cirque de Litor is a thin strip of Tarmac that hugs the sheer mountain side, with a couple of tunnels bashed through to rock
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Stunning Valley Below the Col d’Aubisque
This stretch of road is closed to all traffic from November to May, which means if your naughty like me, you get 6 miles of
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Today’s Cycling Adventure – Col d’Aubisque to Col du Soulor, and Back
Follow today’s cycling adventure as it happens – assuming I have mobile signal! Cycling along the narrow corniche that hugs the mountain edge, the views
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The Col de Portalet
The end of the drive was the Col de Portalet, which also marks the border between France and Spain. Around the Col is a lovely
