Le Relais de l'Armagnac
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First days walk for the children
The bad weather forecast did not arrive and the mornings walk started in fine weather. After only about a km we had already been told off many times for William in bare feet. Fortunately William was walking with Sabine so she got growled at. We thought we would stop after 15km but at the 15 mark the children were still full of energy so we continued on for another 9km to portomarin. We were surprised at our speed and averaged 4.5km an hour and were passing ...
Les Étoiles de Pau sont trés beau
... br> Dr Relav invited me to stay with his family at another hotel, but I politely declined since I did not want to be in their way. This was very stupid of me, and I realized this when we pulled into the hotel/restaurant that resembled Hogwarts. The receptionist was very nice (even when I wasn't staying overnight but just for dinner) and Dr Relav's family and friends welcomed me with open arms. One of them is an Olympic Gold Medalist competing in the CCI** and CCI****, ...
Cushings Disease a le Casino? Mais oui.
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Turns out that we were early because everyone else were still working on appero. We did not hesitate to join (actually I stuffed myself silly, Im sure some vets are still joking about the American who ate all).
Cushings Disease is a hormonal inbalance (specifically in the pituitary gland) caused by obesity in older horses. Up to 90% of cases were presented with founder, which is when the coffin bone in ...
Pretty Pau and the Pyrenees
From Biarittz, caught the train to Pau. When we arrived we caught the cable car up to the main part of town and had a tarte au citron while waiting for the tourist office to open. Hiked to the campground and set up our tent. Sunday afternoons arent a great time to look for food in France, everything is shut!! we wandered around town for ages but managed to find a little cafe open.
After a good sleep, hiked back ...
Still in Pau
Hi Folks,
I'm still in Pau, experiencing the culture, adventure and what the area has to offer. Check out my pictures of my adventures.
Oh and I have a surprise for you all, but you will have to wait until I return... That is if i work out how to get home... :(
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