Hotel Continental Panticosa

... music that was headlining the first night of the town's "Festival of the Lamp chop" (that is actual translation...this is sheep-herding country...and they did have a lamp chop tasting area). Needless to say, it was tres rural :)<br><br>                                  <br> <br>

Tom drove Eva to the train station in Lordes and after lunch we all went for a hike to the base of the Cirque de Gavarnie. Impressive!! The walls are 1,000 meters up, 50% taller than El ...

... of those guys flying up and down these crazy roads. Everyone was very happy to see us when got back and enjoyed a nice pizza in town complete with a little kiddie room with toys. They know how to make it comfortable for parents with kids.<br> <br>                              <br>

As part of our 10 year anniversary celebration, we left the kids with Farmor and drove to Spain. We wanted to hike the canyons of Odessa. The drive was an amazing twisty-turning, hair raising experience along many of the roads used during the Tour de France ...

We got used to our new home in Saint Sauveur, the spa town 5 minutes from the main town of Luz Saint Sauveur and took the afternoon to explore the ...

On Sunday, we checked into new home, Hotel Chili, which is all self-contained apartments. The accommodation was simple but was made up for by the giant lawn with Mini-Golf course, free range chickens, and playground within walking distance. And FREE LAUNDRY!!! Needless to say, Sue was in heaven. We played Mini-golf that night and Sue kicked Tom's butt. Embarrassing...<br><br>        <br>

... over 10,000 ft. A lazy afternoon followed by another delightful meal and a good night's sleep. Ahh, the mountains.<br><br>                <br><br><br>

We spent a lazy day in and around our hotel, casually visiting Luz Saint Sauveur, about 10 minutes from our hotel. We also drove up to Gavarnie, the famous Cirque in the region. There weren't much in the ways of views as the mountains were in the clouds.<br> <br>  <br><br><br>

... Tyler "slept" in the back of our Golf Station Wagon. By 7:30 we were all up and playing soccer in the parking lot. After freshening up, we went down into town and played in a great local playground (2 storey climbing structure with 2 "dark slides" as Tyler likes to call them). On the road by noon we were ...

... 169m) and the Col De Pinodieta (176m) before lunch. <br><br>The walled town of St Jean Pied de Port offers a perfect lunch stop, and then we cycle on to our first proper climb over the Col D&#8217; Osquich (500m). The sign of the small town of Arudy will no doubt be very welcome at the end of this 180km monster day! We get our Raid carnet stamped twice today &#8211; we are well on our way!<br><br>WHAT I EXPERIENCED: