24th June
Set off up the road after a coffee with Tim to start the day. Clear blue sky but quite chilly, another good day for walking.
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Little shrine where I turned off the road |
A straightforward day today, starting with a long climb up a gravel track.
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It was very pleasant in the shade |
Passing a hydro dam and power station high in the valley before leaving the trees and climbing on.
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The hydro dam and power station |
The last bit leaves the gravel road and climbs up to the high coll for today.
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Towards the top |
I stopped outside the little bothy at the top to repair my glasses as the lens had fallen out. Failed to tighten them as I couldn't see what I was doing without my glasses! Put some tape on them, that fixed it!
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At the coll |
A nice descent followed all the way down. Nothing too steep or 'exciting' with great views of the hills.
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The way down |
The campsite was open contrary to the guidebook but I had booked the Refugio so kept going up the hill.
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A typical Pyrenean sight |
The Refugio only takes cash and there was some confusion as I didn't have any and the lack of a common language caused some problems, but all was well in the end.
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Refugio Viados |
A beautiful place.
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View from the Refugio |
1 comment:
beautiful views, love the cows! Glad all was ok xx nessie xx
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