FrankreichVentenac-en-Minervois43°14’48” N 2°51’44” E
23. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
90 min walk along the side of the Canal du Midi to Ventenac en Minervois. Watching kingfisher fly over the water and fish feed on the reeds. Lunch in a small restaurant in the open air then wineWeiterlesen
FrankreichLa Mongie42°54’34” N 0°10’2” E 24. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Overnight at La Mongie - just below the Col du Tormalet, the highest road pass in the Pyrenees.
Overnight stop in a car park overlooking the valley.
Arrived in the fog - just like 35 years ago!Weiterlesen
FrankreichGavarnie42°44’13” N 0°0’47” W
25. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Superb 11km walk from Gavarnie village up to the Cirque - a huge natural amphitheatre. We clambered all the way to the foot of the waterfall.
A long way back with sore legs…
FrankreichGavarnie42°44’17” N 0°1’8” W
25. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Overnight to the sound of cowbells.
FrankreichStation du Lys42°51’7” N 0°8’7” W
26. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
FrankreichLac de Gaube42°50’1” N 0°8’20” W
26. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
A delightful walk past the falls and tracking the river through the gorge to Lac de Gaube.
Very blue lake at the end of the walk.
FrankreichSaint-Savin42°58’55” N 0°5’26” W
26. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
St Savin
Overnight stop in this lovely little village overlooking the valley floor and surrounded by the Pyrenees mountains. Wonderful views. The village had half timbered mediaeval buildings and anWeiterlesen
FrankreichLa Plaine43°0’40” N 0°5’54” W
27. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A short detour for fuel before some more Pyrenean passes brought us to Argeles-Gazost, the nearest place with a Total station with government subsidised diesel (gotta love socialism and spending otherWeiterlesen
FrankreichLabastide-Cézéracq43°22’28” N 0°32’41” W
27. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Overnight under the trees by a lake about 20km from Pau. We needed a bit of downtime as Nicola still suffering from Nellie’s cold…so an afternoon of films whilst the rain hammered on the van.
AnWeiterlesen
FrankreichBizanos43°17’34” N 0°21’45” W
28. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
An afternoon in the rain wandering around Pau and visiting the royal Chateau, birthplace of Henri IV. For republicans the French do rather like their monarchy’s history.
Pau has nice mediaevalWeiterlesen
