Steady but relentless climb. We are the red diamond on the map, having started by the chateau to the left of Pech. Going by the
Tag: Pyrenees
Ali G and His Ho, Off in the Search for Snow
Ready for another cycling adventure. Where’s the snow line today? Up a hill that’s for sure! Follow along, l’ll be live blogging as we go,
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Rain Stops Play
Nothing to report today, apart from unnecessary wetness. The forecast was for light rain for most of the day, so we decided against trying to
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Them Thar Hills, and Pretty Roof Tops
One thing the castle did was afford a great view of the hills. Don’t they look lovely! I can feel a bike ride coming on!
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A Walk Through The French Rural Idyll
Here are some lovely pictures. I had created some lovely words as well, easily equal to ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’, but the the
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Making Life Interesting with a Payload and BOB Yak Trailer
Today’s setup, this time with the trailer in tow and about 10kgs of payload. Not a great deal, but given the quality of the rough
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Rough Stuff, Boulders and Still a Lovely Walk/Ride
Once we ran out of road, it was onto the rough stuff. The track was rubble strewn for much of its length, frequently steep enough
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Autumn Colours, Snow Capped Peaks
A cracking set of late autumn colours, snow capped peaks, and still more of those lovely rustic buildings. The climb keeps on going!
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A Valley of Rustic Buildings
A great ride up from Campan along the Valley du Lesponne, lots of lovely rustic farm houses, barns and other buildings, many just oozing with
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The Pyrenees
Our first proper look at the Pyrenees, from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, on a lovely sunny, and extremely warm day. It has been about 14 degrees the last
