Altur 5 Canfranc
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Blister day - Pamplona to Puente la reina
... Irish phrases along the way.
Final hill today was knee to chin .... our finest posture yet!
Weather remains sunny and dry which hopefully will remain so waterproofs yet to be christened.
Apologies if this reads as a postcard but our brains are not quite functioning at the end of these long days but hopefully our entries will become ...
Parque Nacional de Ordesa i Monte Perdido
... la plus belle randonnée d’une journée que nous ayons faite dans notre vie. Des paysages à couper le souffle, un sentier à flanc de montagne avec des falaises verticales vraiment très hautes juste au-dessus de nos têtes et des chutes de plusieurs centaines de mètres de hauteur. En plus, nous avons croisé un troupeau de chamois. Pour reprendre les mots de Serge Vleminckx, c’était « in-cro-yable, renversant, spec-taculaire ...
La famille
... so Pierout stopped the car and we walked over to say hi. On to Catalabach! This was the house my great grandma anna was born in and where she grew up. Now, the house belongs to a sister of Anna's son Pierre Frinchaboy and his wife Odette. The name Frinchaboy is apparently from the time of English occupation. Pierot told me it was an odd last name. The property is gorgeous and very old- probably the 1700's as well. However it needs some repairs, mostly outside and ...
Amazing Day in the Mountains!
Today was a "bucket list" day even though it didn't start off very well. Unfortunately I got only about 3 hours of sleep last night. But I was anxious to get started today at our 9:00 departure. Living and training in a place that's essentially flat I really didn't know how I'd fare on the big climbs this week. Today's route is about 100k (62 miles) with 6,700 feet of climbing. Needless to say, I've never ...
Luz-eurs
... translation is platoon, as in a military group of about 30 people
Tete de la course: Head or leaders of a breakaway, desperate to get their sponsors some TV time.
Poursuivant: Pursuers, often between the peloton and the tete de la course
Arrierre de la course: Tail end Charlie, bringing up the rear, otherwise ...