With Dervla up to Les Infers

A long slog up through Montmelon to Scuet to Saint Brais to Les Infers. A climb of 540 m over 9 km, which involved a good deal of walking and worrying about running out of water.

When I felt weak, I put on the audiobook of Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy. This woman traveled alone by bicycle from Ireland to India in 1963. Her candid telling of an incredible journey with Irish humor and stoicism is greatly entertaining - and humbled me to push on over the aching slopes. She crossed the Babusar pass unaided! And she is the maybe the tenth travel writer who reaffirms my ideas that Afghanistan is a fantastic place to travel.Read more