Hotel Refugi dels Isards Pas de la Casa

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 ...

... only thing in sight, a bus in a gravel lot. It then struck me why there were only 2 buses that left from the “station” per day, there are only 2 trains per day. So, half relieved and half amused, I loaded my things onto the bus, paid the short stout Spaniard my fare and saddled up for the ride to Canillo.

At first I could only laugh to myself as I got on the bus watching the tiny but wide driver bounce back and forth to blaring salsa ...

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.

Tarascon sur Ariege est à environ 1h15 de toulouse donc ca se fait quand meme bien. C'est un ...

... person above is literally in your hands.

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…

... 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 ...

... names accompanied by dates. Locals exploring the area long ago and the first few archaeologists to grace the entrance marked their territory with the addition of a slightly more distinguished ‘so-in-so was here’. Dates of 1655 and 1848, with the earliest being 1602. Of course no one is allowed to do this anymore since the cave has been open to the public, but I think that my name and date would be very interesting in 300 years time!

... were lost? Tried to get the dog to 'allez maison', but he wouldn't go anywhere for us.

Brian was determined that he knew what way to go, so I just kept following him. Once we were at the river, where do we head up? And then I heard it. That damn rooster started crowing and we knew we were heading in the right direction. That same rooster that attacked me was now guiding me. ****, I guess I can’t beat him up now!

again no hangover, happy days. meet for school and went to the salona slope and learnt more about turning and stopping. things are getting easier, the main problem now is the pain barrier that you have to get through. bought stuff int he apartment for lunch, and went back out, two runs and i was home again. tonight we went to the milwalkee again, bacardi breezer promotion, so got myself a free teeshirt to wear on the slopes the next day, and ...

... works the cash register had very cold hands. A caring French girl saw this and instantly insisted my co-worker borrow her gloves. We say hi to each other around town. We´re like a big, too-busy-to-hardly-ever-hang-out family. 2. KLARA AND MARTINA - Black-haired, Slovakian Martina likes to laugh and always wants to go out and shoot pool. Blond Klara is fun to dance all night with. 3. WORKING IN THE FRENCH SUPERMARKET - I´ve met a lot of this friendly town while ...

... me. That´s probably because they end up firing me 75% of the time. Whenever they´re around, I don´t know if I should look at them, look at the ground, or just look like I´m doing something that´s going to biseptuplouble their daily profits. My current boss is Andorran, which is an even better reason to be intimidated. Native Andorrans can most often be seen driving their SUV´s ignoring hitchhikers, honking their horns at pedestrians and other ...