Blogs from Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France, Europe

Bonjour mes amies! After our amazing tour around the Pyrenees we thought we would try another route following a tour around the valley, unfortunately Madame Sat Nag took us seriously wrong and we ended up about 2 km up a very steep leafy track in the hills with an even more steep slope on the right. There was nowhere to turn which is why we ended up so far up, thinking there MUST be somewhere we can turn, to no avail. We ended up walking back looking for a suitable spot. Ian found a place to try and it was my job to get out and direct him. With my heart in my mouth I tried to help but basically it was terrifying so we ended up with me walking in front of the reversing car ... read more

Mon dieu - yes its us again - twice in one day!! Monday morning, took tent down in double quick time and set off for Sabarros to our house sit in the Haute Pyrenees. As usual lovely countryside to admire - beats the boredom of motorways. Ian spotted the Pyrenees first, we were not sure if they were clouds to begin with but as they cleared there was no doubt. We stopped for a picnic lunch admired the view and were surrounded by lots of nightingales singing their heads off looking for a mate. Twas a special moment. We finally arrived to meet Alex and her lovely dogs at about 6pm. She had prepared a scrumptious dinner of local chicken - have not tasted anything like that for ages. The house and its setting is peaceful ... read more