First stop on the way to the Pyrenees
13 сентября 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
First stop Frankfurt am Main. Got on the ICE in Berlin juuuust in time after some delayed Tram and S-Bahn. 😁
Lyon and Avignon
14 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A short stay in busy Lyon for the night, then on towards Spain. An hour in touristy Avignon before taking the next train.
We even saw flamingoes near Agde 🙂
Berga: our starting point in Spain
14 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After a rather chaotic change in Perpignan (train cancelled die to strike) we got to Barcelona (where we got a short view of a Gaudi-house) for another chaotic change to an ALSA-bus to Berga.
MissedЧитать далее
Peguera
15 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
First day hiking. Only about 15km but mostly uphill. We stayed in an abandoned village, Peguera, where among the ruins one house was still standing. Just the right place for a rainy night. Some othersЧитать далее
Peguera to Gosol
16 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Another day, perfect hiking weather. Quite a few height meters, both up and down.
Again many mushrooms on the way. Yummie!
The countryside was great with some high cliffs, we saw both griffonЧитать далее
Gosol to Bagà
17 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A long day with just over 30 km. We just had to take a detour to the waterfalls of Emedrats and Bullidor de la Llet.
On the way to Bagà we went past some interesting geological formations. Any ideas,Читать далее
Bagá to Bellver de Cerdanya
18 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A long hike in warm weather. Blue sky only.
Many butterflies, lizards and a brown mantis.
Old villages with equally old churches in the plain of Cerdanya. "Our" campsite was already closed which meantЧитать далее
Bellver to Cabana de l'Espavers
19 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The 4. day of our hike, another short day. We we went to a Kind of plateau at just over 2000 m and slept in a tiny stone hut surrounded by cows and horses.
In the way we had a welcome break at andЧитать далее
Andorra and into France
20 сентября 2022 г., андорра ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Today we passed the Portella Blanca @ 2515m, where Spain, Andorra and France meet. It was almost magical, when the sun came up over the mountains. In the way we saw both marmot and chamois, griffonЧитать далее
To Refuge des Besines
21 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Up and down again. All the way to Hospitalet where there was supposed to be a small shop. It was more of a bar with some few packs of cookies etc but no porridge oats (we had used up our last onesЧитать далее
Sources sulphuriques Merens
22 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A warm source 10 min above Merens les Vals where we had a welcome bath.
Foix, end of GR 107/ Chemin des Bonhomme
23 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After about 10 days "out in the sticks" we are now back in civilisation. It"s a bit overwhelming but also great to be able to go to a real supermarket... We are staying in Auberge Leo, an unusualЧитать далее
Eglise Saint Volusien Foix
24 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Great church with fantastic reliefs.
All that plus organ music.
Chateau de Foix
24 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Towering above town this medieval castle is really impressive. So is the museum.
Well worth the visit and the hefty entrance fee.
Vernet d'Arriege
24 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Site of a french concentration camp for refugees from Spain after the civil war. Both spaniards and 50 other nationalities. Bad times. ☹️
Pic de l'Aspre
25 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Lunch-stop on the way from Foix. It"s getting cooler @ around 14 degrees but still pleasant.
Around US the hunting season for mainly wild boar has startet and dogs with GPS-collars and orange vestsЧитать далее
Leychert
25 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Nice mountain village with a duck-tree and nice church.
Roquefixade
25 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Our first Cathare castle, or what is left of it.
Great surroundings, not much sun though .
Montségur
26 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Another castle, the last Cathare stronghold.
Situated on a rock (pog in occitane) it is visible from far away.
We heard and read some fascinating stores about their faith, which took some inspirationЧитать далее
Gorge de la Frau
27 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
The rain is back. We have been really lucky so far but this morning we woke up to some steady drizzle.
After our usual porridge on the campsite we went off in our ponchos, looking a bit likeЧитать далее
Another rainy day
28 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Another day that startet off with some steady drizzle.
Still, the views were good and we managed to hike more than 25 km to Puivert, where we had been recommend a Bed and breakfast run by a Dane:Читать далее
Almost no rain and lots of vultures. 😊
29 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
A longish day across a varied landscape. At one place there were about 50 griffon vultures circliing, some of them just taking off from their resting tree. 😊
Despite a rainy forecast it onlyЧитать далее
Puilaurens and april-weather
30 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A cold and rainy day interspersed with some sun.
We had a good start, hiked past an autumn landscape and found a goat-cheese farm where we could stock up on lunch.
In Axat there was a smallЧитать далее
Gorge de Saint Jaumé & N.D. de Laval
1 октября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
When we came out of this gorge we had suddenly come into meditaranean climate: our first Olive-tree, vinyards and another smell of warmth. 😁
Like most other churches this one was locked, too.
Forest fire
1 октября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Because of some recent fires the Sentier Cathare had been diverted. We didn't know that and had to pass through some areas "passage interdit". The air was still smelling of smoke but there wereЧитать далее
ПутешественникAch, da hättet ihr ja mal Bescheid sagen können. Dann wäre ich vorbeigekommen
ПутешественникKannst ja immer noch vorbeikommen. Sind jetzt in den Bergen
ПутешественникIch glaube das ist mir dann etwas weit 😂
ПутешественникWenn ihr auf dem Rückweg wieder hier vorbeikommt, sagt gerne Bescheid