The Pyrenees are the mountain range separating France from Spain. I have placed these posts in chronological order for easier reading.
The day started with water problems and continued that way. We still had the reservoir water from the day before but it tasted like ass. This wasn’t solved until two Shepard’s and about four hours later when, after a long journey down a valley only to find a dry stream, we found water a hundred …
Yesterdays water problems carried over into today and after breakfast we were again empty with a four hour walk until the next water source. This failed to dull a spectacular hike. After packing up we rose up through wet forest with salamanders enjoying the moisture. Sometimes in pairs. Eventually we broke out of the forest …
For some strange reason the church bells in this village ring six o’clock twice, possibly four o’clock as well. We slept in so this didn’t work and also Angelynn wanted some freshly made Gateau Basque which wasn’t ready until later. So at eight thirty we were at the shop with Rosanne and we didn’t leave …
Our camp-site from last night proved to be just as good this morning with the tent dry and the view still spectacular. We headed towards our next resupply with a large drop into a valley, broken only by a short stop to buy some more cheese. I think I am carrying around a kilo and …
Hotel Edelweiss put on a truly spectacular breakfast with what looked like two full length tables of bacon, eggs, toast, fruits, croissants, coffee, fruit juice, a selection of cut meats, etc…. This is probably why we started late and then had a hell of a time walking. Half an hour in both of us were …