Month: July 2011
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Shortcut on the GR10
Tonight I christen my new birthday sleeping mat from Sally The tent is safely pitched in the garden of Yann Cornic at his gite in Saint Lizier gite in Saint Lizier Last night I was sharing a room with Michael and Cherie? In the slightly hippy gite at Esbints learning about sheep dogs and farming…
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Rambling, rain & recked
Having walked 51 miles in the past three days and with over 18,000 feet of ascent and descent on the GR10. Last nights storms & heavy rain this morning gave me a good reason to spend an idle day here in the luxury of La mason du Valier 🙂 Yesterdays highlight was been only feet…
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Thick cloud on the GR10
Today I recommence my GR10 walk from the Atlantic to The Mediterrean along The Pyrenees. I stopped halfway in Luchon 4 years ago in freezing cloud & very wet! Today is not looking so good either. It should be 11 hours to get to Fos reaching 2193metres above Luchon (650metres). Now for breakfast…. Evening update!…