A few feet higher up we walk passed a church that must date back to the Middle Ages. Crooked metal grave crosses along the church look a bit scary and at the same time fairylike. We climb further through the woods along a narrow path. To our left we see a river. It seems to …
Wim immediately pays for the beer and the can of food that we “bought” in the urine booth a few days earlier. That’s how it works out here. When you use a can of food in an unstaffed cabin, you pay for it a few days later in a staffed cabin. Here, people rely completely …
The Pyrenean Traverse, Day 30: Route with a scent Read More »
So, it is high day today. Not only because we have something to celebrate, but also because the GR will bring us back to great heights. Today we will be climbing to 8,200 feet (2.450m), with hopefully not too many dangerous snow passages en route … We head off on a wide path that rises …
After having eaten a whole loaf of bread, we expect we don’t need any lunch today. But two hours later, after a descent and steep ascent, we sit on top of a col while eating a muesli bar and some chocolate. We have a nice view of the chalet where we spent the night yesterday. …
We stick for two whole hours in “Le Petit Bonheur”. Our fully loaded backpacks are not going on our backs before 10:30 am. But in the meantime we have learned not to look at the time and instead enjoy blissful moments like these. Once on the road we are forced to climb for four hours. …
