Hotel Ramon Berenguer IV
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ON THE ROAD SOUTH- SNOWING NORTH
... packed the car and took off a little wary, because the weather forecast was for heavy rain, which did not eventuate. Tom-Tom, our GPS had a hiccup and sent us in a temporary spin and reminded us how dependent we are on "her". One more hiccup later on, where a new highway was ...
LHR to El Prat to Leida
... a Starbucks latte ... so we went to Starbucks so she could get her latte. Then there was just enough time to wander passed the shops (laughing at the stupid London 2012 mascots) and go to our gate to board the flight to Barcelona.
Short two-hour flight – France was covered in a deep haze: you could see the ground, but mostly what was reflective such as water and white buildings. It was not good sight-seeing. Except maybe the mountains of the Pyrannes, still ...
Climbing in Siurana Part 2
Caught the train from Barcelona back to Reus and was picked up by Matthieu and team Swiss, and Sasha from Russia, whom I think had been adopted in my absense. We stopped at a wine Co-op in Cornudella, bought a 5L plastic bottle of red wine, and headed back towards Siurana.
We camped in a pullout along the way to Montsant. We woke the next day to cloudy, cold and rainy weather. Luckily the area where we went to climb ...
Climbing in Siurana Part 1
Flew from Madrid back to Barcelona and was met at the Airport by Matthieu and friends Julien, Maria, Sam, and Werner. We drove from Barcelona south and then west to the small village of Siurana, home to one campground and miles and miles of remote limestone rock faces.
Siurana is world famous sport climbing, and the style is slightly overhanging faces with pockets and small edges for your hands ...
Spain in 2011
... which took some time in the dark of winter to mend. Spain is known well for its good weather and summer life, but the winter is even worse because the country is built so much around heat. Buildings have indoor courtyards to eliminate floods of direct sunlight, and people are accustomed to keeping their blinds closed at all times to keep cool. This recipe makes for a potentially very gloomy winter, especially in the North near the Pyrenees where ...