Hotel Montarto Baqueira Beret

... 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).

... there will be no more of those stories, but here are a few of ours from our time here.

Lots of stories. Browse a little. Read the titles to see what tickles your fancy. Hope you enjoy a few.

Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

One of the things that has amazed me most is the abundance of food that can be grown here. Nut trees have been a curious scene on the horizon for me. Acorns pelting us while we camp and conchs ...

... refrigeration for the meat. With wind-chill, that was absolutely frigid for 45 minutes! And with the winding mountain roads, the weight of the meat kept shifting into me with the occasional trotter popping out from under the covering.

Watching Austin process the carcase into usable joints of meat was truly a work of art. His knife flew, knowing exactly where to cut and slicing with one quick motion. Any small ...

... between France, Spain and Andorra with 3000m peaks rising up all around. Up past charming little villages where all the little homes are made of stone stacked upon one another with only the slate rooves peeking through.

We drove the truck as far up the road as possible, and then even a little farther than we should have. Feels like complete mountain wilderness, but there are ...

... It would make them feel powerful and invincible, albeit a little crazy - hence the word Berserk.

Also Medicine Men of certain tribes would use this drug to get their visions (as well as other things). Being the Medicine Man, he was more powerful than others in the tribe and was able to withstand the negative effects. When eaten, it has both good and bad poisons (good being used loosely here to mean the psychedelic effect). Your body will ...

... quite hesitant about joining his buddies and initially wouldn’t get out of the trailer without some serious coaxing. Even then, he just laid down for a rest and didn’t bother with the other pigs at all. The next morning though, he was up and ready for food with all the rest of them - snorting and jostling each other to see who could get the most.

May not sound like the ...

... wash down the aging cheese rounds, feel the curds, and pack the molds. Quite amazing to think that in a couple of months people will be buying this cheese that we made.

Inside the cavern were shelves and shelves of large saggy cheeses in various stages of decay. Dark and moist it’s the perfect place for the yummy bacteria to grow that makes the cheese so tasty. This particular ...

Un petit TP de deux jours dans les Pyrénées dans le cadre du cours de Fonctionnement des écosystèmes. Bon...les écosystèmes du sud de la France étaient un petit peu décevant, mais les paysages étaient vraiment beaux.

La plus haute altitude à laquelle on s'est rendu : 2200 m

... 8216;guardians and caretakers’ of the land with the notion that no one really ‘owns’ the land - it’s there for all use.

During this stay we’re looking forward to learning how to care for all of these animals, general farm labour, numerous renovation projects on the house, harvesting the garden and getting ready for winter!

... replaced a tire?!?! (Not to mention numerous other cycle parts) Turns out that there wasn’t even a hole - perhaps a very slow leak, but nothing either of us could detect. However, even after inflation, cycling wasn’t any easier for me. Problem number 2 was that one of my front breaks was stuck. With those things fixed, it was like I had a new bike and I was ready to conquer the upcoming hills.

Navigating from St. Girone ...