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Today was my last full day in Andorra. There wasn't a huge amount to do. It wasn't snowing, but the wind was so fierce that it seemed like a sand storm made out of snow. I had a great time watching a group of cows grazing in snow up to their stomachs. Other than that I had a walk around town and spent about an hour at a ...

... top of the first mountain, he took a little nap while the bus waited for whoever might want to get on before the departure time. As we praddled along towards Canillo I mused about our heroic bus driver, and what he might be like. I supposed his salsa music puts him in the zone in the same was as listening to “Highway to the Danger Zone” made the guys from Top Gun fly well. Maybe when he got done with his route there were women in bikinis with ...

... village et quand on est arrivé, il avait le marché du matin. On a acheter du vin à environ 1 euro le litre (vin de pays) et du bon fromage bleu pour le déjeuner.<br><br>On avait pas le droit de prendre des photos dans la grotte pour pas faire de la pollution lumineuse (il y avait déja des ptites pousses de plante pres des lanternes...ils veulent pas en rajouté non plus). Aussi il faut pas déranger les chauve souris...pauve cocottes...<br>

... What it does mean, we're not quite sure of yet. Still dealing with the shock and going over a few different options. All while kicking myself for not realizing this sooner. Only one thing is for certain - I'm not going to let this spoil our trip, and we're going to have to get cycling! (o.k., two things). <br>

... for them to eat. So this requires a lot of hay on hand. <br><br>Justin ordered 34 large round bails to be delivered and we set about to preparing the hay loft. Then as they began to arrive it was a team effort to roll them into the barn and into place. The hardest part was rolling the bails up on top of one another to get as many into the barn as possible. <br><br>Haunted Nights<br><br>When we first arrived at Las Laous, we chose to ...

... the weekend and they&#8217;re ready for pickup and processing. Brian had always been interested in butchering meat, so here was an opportunity to learn a bit. <br><br>The drive back from the abattoir was more difficult than I&#8217;d expected. Sitting beside 4, ½ pig carcasses was less than comfortable. +6 degree weather outside we still drove with the windows down and the A/C on trying to get the temperature down to 2 or 3 ...

... person above is literally in your hands. <br><br> All in all it was a fabulous day! Did 4 climbs in total ranging through the 5a, 5b, and 5c levels of difficulty. I wanted to try a 5, but the day went by too quickly. There was one climb that Brain was sweating out for quite awhile, but in the end his determination conquered it. Rock climbing is the perfect blend of challenge and rest in beautiful mountain settings. I may be hooked&#8230;<br><br>

... called &#8216;Patou&#8217; are raised with a herd (Pyrenees mountain dogs). As a result they will guard and defend their animals from any predator they may face - including humans. If you happen to wander in range they will bark furiously and give you many warnings to get away. If you don&#8217;t heed the warnings - you&#8217;re at your own risk with a fierce dog that comes up to your ...

... planting. The next night saw us competing, in the loosest sense of the word, in a quiz night organised by the hotel. Sufficed to say we didn't win. Or come particularly close. I mean really, how are you expected to remember anything about the 2003 Rugby World Cup? That was last year. One of the highlights of the week, however, was Friday morning when Luke, Jerry and I decided to go snowmobile racing. We were driven about 10 minutes up the mountain to a track. After ...

... and its a different story. The snow is white and it stays white. It falls in meters. Meters! That never happens here. We didn't even have meters until the 60s and I bet its because we never had snow worth measuring. Or mountains. I mean, I know we have some, but to paraphrase my friend Lou: They're not very big are they? The nearest thing we have have down here in the south is Leith Hill. It's oooh, that close to the ...