Rutllan La Massana

... 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>

... at 7:30am. But it wasn't too long before all my amusement was replaced with respect. As we started up the mountains, it was easy to see that the nearly 2000m climb up to Canillo isn't a laughing matter. Turn after turn we zig-zagged up intensely steep grade in a 15 ton death trap, and our driver just bounced along as if it was nothing. I'm sure it really is nothing to someone who does that kind of thing everyday, because when we got to the first stop at ...

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 ...

... br>The family here have 2 beautiful dogs of the breed Hovawart. Sumba the male is this faithful companion who comes to visit us in the mornings in the loft and &#8216;talks&#8217; about his dreams to you. But poor Sumba&#8217;s girlfriend was in heat, so they had to be kept apart. Of course, that just exasperated the problem and he cried outside the windows and doors for her day and night. <br><br>Upstairs there is a little balcony so Gia (the ...

... 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. <br><br> 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 ...

... person above is literally in your hands. <br><br> 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&#8230;<br><br>

... called &#8216;Patou&#8217; are raised with a herd (Pyrenees mountain dogs). As a result they will guard and defend their animals from any predator they may face - including humans. If you happen to wander in range they will bark furiously and give you many warnings to get away. If you don&#8217;t heed the warnings - you&#8217;re at your own risk with a fierce dog that comes up to your ...

... Europe). Yet evidence has found that these were not the animals that they consumed. What were they trying to say?<br><br>Walking along the uneven ground avoiding the stalagmites that pop up to perfect tripping height. Everyone with his own flashlight to guide the way. Further and further into the cave as daylight recedes and eyes adjust to the new light, wonderful images are revealed. Wide expanses of huge underground rooms - like a palace. Richly ...

... of cheese is called a Tomme and is very unique to the region. Each round is marked with a batch number of when it was made so it can be tracked if there are any problems, and helps with the rotation and knowing when they&#8217;re ready for sale. <br><br>Very easy natural type of cheese that can be made with any milk. Down the road a bit there&#8217;s a local farm advertising the sale of their ...