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Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: AlexB
Date: September 16, 2013, 4:05 am
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Well, we arrived back in blighty on the 16th September, just
over 2 weeks after leaving for Portsmouth. Basic statistics;
2141 miles at an average of 34.5 miles per gallon, Holmfirth to
Portsmouth, Santander to Caen via Andorra, Perpignan, Bordeaux,
Vendee, Brittany and Normandy, Portmouth back to Holmfirth via
Nantwich.
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Portsmouth
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Santander
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Via Brittany Ferries
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Just managed a quick beer before tea and bed, then woke up to
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And bells from this lot
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A very eco campsite, with windmills, straw yurts and stuff.
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On our way through some fantastic countryside
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This was Jaca, in medieval mood
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From there, we went into the Pyrenees “proper”, near the
National Park
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Time for a beer of course (pretty average – don’t bother)
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Wine was much better. Although on the edge of the Rioja region,
we are not too partial to it, so went for the local (ish) Tinta
(Val de penas)
A bit of nature spotting on a 3 hour walk;
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And “better red than dead” or was it the other way round!
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Time to move on.
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Remnants of agriculture, loads of ancient terraces and abandoned
villages thanks to Franco
(amongst others).
We went through a long tunnel into France to see what the French
Pyrenees were like
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Just as nice, but greener!
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Must get my hair cut
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New village of ski apartments
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Thought we would do a detour round a mountain in a national
park;
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Dormobiles can go off road as well you know!
Stopped in a place called Bos Ost, in a so average campsite next
to a main road that I didn’t bother with any pictures. Left
there to try to find Tor and the smugglers track into Andorra
that Luke and Co had told me about at the ‘Pit. Not long got
onto the main road when we were pulled over by the Civil Guarda
(a very attractive but officious young lady and had our papers
checked by some less attractive (to me) young men with a very
large rifle that they shared.
Arrived at Alains Sept 3rd – the Tuesday.
Pitched up in the campsite opposite the track up to Tor
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Had a beer and posted a birthday card to Esther’s mum.
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It is a lovely old town. Well off the beaten track, however, we
were disturbed by some german 4x4 folk in a Frontera with a roof
tent (I kid you not) and some other boingy thing, who camped in
the same site as us. In the morning we set off to Andorra;
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This was Tor – inhabited for a thousand years, said the sign.
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Take the right fork. Many thanks to Steve (Vidal) for the GPS
info and other tips. Very much appreciated.
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Breakfast stop
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That is the Civil Guarda going back down the track we have just
come up.” Donde esta Luke, John y Vidal ?” we heard them say as
they went past
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The track got higher
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And higher
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Just helping out the Guarda looking for Luke et al
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I was looking for water as the Rad cap had jumped off.
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After topping up we went still higher
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Nearly there
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Andorra!
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To be honest, it was horrible, we decided not to stay.
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Stopped off on t’other side for lunch
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Another example of how green the French side is.
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Finally arrived at a lovely site at a place called Roquefeuil on
the edge of the Languedoc region.
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It had an old world agricultural feel about it
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Finally rolled up in the Med for a swift splash
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But – quelle horreur – a puncture. Well a flat. It was round the
40 degrees on the tarmac so I wonder if the tyre / tube / valve
just threw a wobbily. It was so hot I had to don Boiler suit to
avoid being burnt by it when lifting the wheel back on the rear
carrier.
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Anyway, for those who are still awake, at 5 pm on the 5th, we
rolled into Carccasonne.
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Had some awful beer.
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But saw a magnificent medieval city
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And I had a cup of coffee.
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Also went into the Bastide,the old town outside the ramparts
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Leaving Carcasonne behind, we set off for St Emillion, via the
Lot
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Finally, a decent beer
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What is this tree please?
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Spot of lunch and chance to show off my missing front tooth
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Arrived at St Emillion. No need to drink beer here of course! We
left with a few cases.
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A little stop by the Dordogne. Then a welcome cup of coffee from
Drew in Aunac, before calling in on Michel Jones in Poitiers to
pick up the roof vent for DanC and drop off keyrings for Michel
J.
We called into the seaside on the Vendee (St Gille) on our way
to see our son’s prospective in laws
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While at his inlaws, they had some wood delivered for winter.
Unfortunately we had to press on so couldn’t help put it in the
woodshed.
A brief visit to son and partner and then on to Caen to catch
the ferry home.
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All in all another magnificent trip. Can’t wait for the next
one, hopefully in the Blue Dormobile, as this should be the last
one, for us, in the Green Dormobile which will, sadly, have to
be moved on in the Spring, to fund the rebuild of the White
Dormobile.
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: Arjan
Date: September 16, 2013, 4:14 am
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Many Thanks - looks like a good trip was had :thumbs:
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: Drew
Date: September 16, 2013, 4:44 am
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That's the way to do it, Alex. Big miles and picture-heavy.
A pleasure, as always, to see Esther and your self.
As for that tree; I think it's related to that spaghetti one
which was featured on Nationwide, some years back...its linguini
cousin.
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: johnpirate
Date: September 16, 2013, 6:21 am
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Looks stunning one of these days I will leave these shores and
explore the continent.I remember a tv show a few years ago
called Narrow dog to Carcassone about a couple who sailed a
narrowboat across the Channel and sailed through France to
Carcassone to visit their children, taking with them their pet
whippet very interesting and entertaining.The locals could get
their head round shape of the whippet and thought it was being
starved and threatened to report them .
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: vidal130
Date: September 16, 2013, 6:50 am
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Great photos Alex, glad I could have helped. Looks like a top
trip!
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: Andyjb
Date: September 16, 2013, 8:26 am
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Top photos Alex Looks to have been a great trip
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: FenTiger
Date: September 16, 2013, 8:42 am
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Nice travels Alex. Tree looks like an Indian bean tree. You get
a few over here as ornamental examples. Was the gearbox any
better after your tinkering at the pit?
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: AlexB
Date: September 16, 2013, 9:16 am
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For the first 1000 miles the overdrive behaved itself, then
started to clonk again when engaged. It sounds as if the main
shaft nut is slipping up to the tab on the washer. Robin and I
tightened it up really well though (I thought!)
And it still jumps out of third. Will have to do the detente
spring as an eliminator
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: strang
Date: September 16, 2013, 12:15 pm
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Yes great pictures, I really love mountains! Did you have any
problems taking jerry cans on the ferry?
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Re: Pyrenees and back - picture heavy
DIR By: AlexB
Date: September 16, 2013, 12:19 pm
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--- Quote from: strang link ---
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> Yes great pictures, I really love mountains! Did you have any
problems taking jerry cans on the ferry?
>
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not at all. As you know, the french are always more laid back
about these things. And they were full on the return!
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