Hotel Palanques 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>

... waiting for him too. Probably not, but he was still a hero in my book.<br><br><br> We finally arrived at my destination at about 8:30am, and I proceeded to try to get my bearings in a new place. I was surprised at how quiet everything was, and also by the fact that most of the shops were still closed at close to 9 on Saturday. A few hours later I realized this little town doesn't really get started until about 9:30 or 10. Never ceases to amaze me as the ...

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 ...

... a large pile and is allowed to &#8216;work&#8217; for another year. After this it&#8217;s ready to go on the garden. <br><br>Hard work though. Took several days of lifting. One night Brian came in to say that **** was really heavy - hence hauling some heavy ****. But the chickens love it - scrambling all around eating the bugs that congregate, and scratching. Making a right good mess of the nice pile that was made. <br><br>Hungry Hungry ...

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 ...

... br><br>Despite the dogs and the cold and wind, we did manage a little hike up past a waterfall up to a beautiful plateau area with mountains all around. Huddled behind a rock to provide some resistance from the wind, we scarfed down a bit of picnic lunch before running back to the truck for warmth. Then it was down into the town of Ax to soak our cold feet into some hot springs. <br>

... weather was fantastic all week so worth the looooong journey to get here :o) The evening meal and breakfast were included in the price which was lucky - everything there was sooooo expensive!! Two drinks here cost 9euros!! It seems that this applies to any two drinks....in any bar!! Unfortunately the dinner was being served in the hotel betwen 8pm and 10pm which was rubbish!! A couple of the days we went for a sauna / steam / swim between ...

... always had difficulty getting up and usually end up taking one of my ski's off! That evening we had a Christmas Dinner Buffet, which was not so Christmas food, and we headed out to sample the off piste scene (though I think we were on the piste more! hahaha) Each day, Nikki and I would head off to ski and then join our class. We would then stop for a hot chocolate or a snack and then the two of us would head off again for an ...