A Cathar castle perched high on a ridge

Left the coast for the Pyrenees at Ax-les-Thermes.

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September 12th 2013
Definite change to the weather now. The sun has lost its heat and the blue sky has gained clouds. A certain inevitability about it as we get further into September and certainly now as we have left the coast behind and driven up into the mountains. <em style="font-size: 1.4rem;">We got away pretty early this morning, through the gates of the campsite before 9am.We we ... read more

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