Geo: 42.6338, 0.218476Joyeux anniversaire Etats Unis d'Amerique! As much as we hated to leave Saint-Lary-Soulan in France, we had a long ride scheduled and the weather forecasted a 40% chance of rain. When traveling through the mountains rain is something to take seriously. We wanted to head back into Spain to check out the Valley de Pineta and stop at the Hotel Parador Bielsa de Monte Perdido that John recommended to us. We wound our way 20km up D-173 from St. Lary thru the little village of Aragnouet, to the mile-long Bielsa-Aragnouet Tunnel which would take us into Spain again. The tunnel is being renovated, so lane controls gave us an 11 minute delay. We were only one of five vehicles waiting to enter. Proceeding down a winding stretch of A-138 for 10 km, we entered
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