Ventenac-en-Minervois

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 wineЧитать далее
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 wineЧитать далее
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!Читать далее
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…
Overnight to the sound of cowbells.
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.
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 anЧитать далее
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 otherЧитать далее
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.
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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 mediaevalЧитать далее