Villa de Canfranc Huesca

... Silicon Valley of Scotland; the Niagra Falls of Kansas, etc.) We arrived in time to claim the best bunk beds in the place (lucky) before enjoying a simple hearty meal and a noisy, but surprisingly comfortable night's sleep.

                     

I shouldn't complain, but I will anyway, as a girl it's in my genes. I'm still waiting for the second parcel to arrive. It's now 11:46am and unlikely I will receive it now until Monday, that'll be 4 days in one place. It's very nice and very comfortable here, but I'm itching now to get away. I'm considering speaking to the guardian of the refuge to ask him about having the parcel forwarded on to a post office 4 days walk from here.

Lescun, Aquitaine, France asummersday

I arrived in Lescun about an hour ago, actually it's about 1 hour's hike downhill. The refuge is fabulous for 15 euros and free internet access to boot, so a chance to catch up on emails, the blog and charge my electronics. Views are also stunning, this is where I plan to stay until the 2 parcels arrive from home; one containing the new lighter tent.

I'm continuing to ...

... peace (with lots of action just around the corner). It is a feeling I get now and then, always when out in the nature or visiting a spectacular site. It is a feeling that makes me want to abandon the big city and dedicate my time to something completely different. Closer to nature for sure. The trip also makes me want to go on more rafting trips in the future, it is definitively a ...

Ordesa es el parque nacional de los Pirineos en su vertiente española. Su macizo principal es el Monte Perdido con 3.355m y sus valles mas destacados son los de Añisclo, Ordesa, Escuaín y Pineta. Durante estos días de la Semana Santa del 09 recorrimos los dos primeros valles, con la suerte de que durante la noche anterior a la ascensión por el valle de Ordesa, cayó una importante nevada , dejando un paisaje espectacular.

Our yearly trip to Astun! Group has gotten larger this year, Myself, Ra, Sean, Annemarie, Cas, D, Tim & Lynn all hit the road in search of snow. It has been a terrile yr for snow. We prayed all through the month of Jan and to our suprise we arrived to snow. 4th - 11th.

Meredith and I went skiing yesterday at La Pierre, in the French Pyrenees. It was my first time on snow skis since I was about 14 years old, though I had snowboarded a few times several years ago. The place is beautiful, with views of and from the Pyrenees that will make you stop every couple minutes just to look around. Since I haven't skied for so long, I'm not sure if this is unique to France/Europe, or if it's across-the-board at the slopes, but the lift ...

... provice in the spanish Pyrenees and it is the oldest nature reserve in Spain. It offers beautiful landscapes to walk throught and, of course, good food and wine. 

... in Spain, realize my Visa card, my sole access to cash, has been pickpocketed. Today we had another 22k hike out of the mountains, and spent the afternoon drinking wine from a cardboard carton, lying in a river under an 800-yr. old bridge. Spain is fantastic. Grant ps - more later, when i get to Pamplona (2 days).

... is snoring around you. Our first day we hiked 27km through gorgeous scenery, cows with bells and wooded areas. We were so charged with excitement and energy we outhiked everyone we saw and only took 1 break in a small town we thought had an alburgue. It´s here that we met our 2 awesome travelling companians. Fleur, a fellow Aussie and Amber, a Canuk!! We have been inseparable since and it´s sooo nice to finally have some girls around more than boys (not that I don´t love boys - I do).