Hotel Arinsal

... having a beer and watching a man try to dig his van out of the snow. To my knowledge his van is to this moment where it was when I left the bar. <br><br> I just wanted to take this opportunity to post some pictures of Canillo when it's snowy and the sun comes out. Don't have too many, but figured it was worth a post.<br><br>

... month). I wandered around Andorra la Ville, the capital city here, for the majority of today. This is when I realized the importance of shoes that don't get wet in the snow, even my two pairs of socks defense was useless to stand up to the icy attacker. When I realized everything in the capital relates to shopping for things that cost insane amounts of money, I decided to trek back here and post some pictures. Hope you like them and I'll keep you updated.<br>

Le plan original était d'aller à Cahors visiter un vignoble, mais puisque l'on n'a pas de voiture (considérant que les vignes sont dans des champs et non au centre ville) on n'a pas pu y aller. J'ai trouvé sur internet qu'il y avait plusieurs grotte dans le sud donc on en a choisi une pas trop trop loin et on a acheté nos billet de train.<br><br>Tarascon sur Ariege est à environ 1h15 de toulouse donc ca se fait quand meme bien. C'est un ...

Found out today that the 90 day tourist visa that I thought we were granted for each country is actually for the combined Senchgen countries. Since we'll be at least 60 days in France alone, it means we won't be doing the France, Italy, Greece and then Turkey route we had planned on in the length of time we'd ...

... I had to act fast. Lunging for him, I held on as tight as I could for I was sure he would &#8216;squeal like a stuck pig&#8217; as soon as I touched him. Correct I was, and that squeal alerted Mommy inside the pen. I heard her grunting and snorting while struggling to get up around her feeding piglets. Not wanting to cause a commotion, and certainly not wanting Mommy to come out and see what all the excitement was about, I quickly put baby ...

A gory day full of raw meat, but surprisingly it didn&#8217;t bother me. Some issues that have arisen when discussing the idea of setting up our own small holding with the attempt to be as self-sufficient as possible was whether or not we could deal with it. So far it doesn&#8217;t seem to be a problem. <br><br>We&#8217;ve stayed a few extra days at this farm with the anticipation of butchering day. Took 2 pigs to the abattoir ...

... than anything else. However, for a first time climber this is often the most difficult. The death grip mush come off the rock and weight comes off your feet. Floating on air! You push aside thoughts of whether or not the rope will hold and begin to descend. <br><br>Actually, I found the job of belaying much more difficult than that of climbing. Not only ******* the arms hauling the rope around and holding it securely, was the knowledge that ...

... 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 ...

... the van back the five of us climbed aboard - then another family was ushered aboard and a third group squeezed on board. And so around 12 of us made our way down the mountain in a dodgy van made for 5. Our guide meanwhile was hitting on our tour rep, talking on his mobile and explaining what a good driver he is - often simultaneously. In fairness, he was a reasonable driver. He coasted through seemingly impossible gaps while honking suggestively to obstructing ...

... skiing. Well, obviously there were 7 or 8 other learners in my class, but I didn't know them, so they didn't count. Besides, I may have been poor, but another, more mature lady, was pititfully bad, so she was an excellent decoy. Back in the bad old days, I only had the lolly for one trip a year and had to choose between skiing and sun. Boo. It was another 6 years before I got to ski again and by this time I was ...