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.
 |
| Little shrine where I turned off the road |
A straightforward day today, starting with a long climb up a gravel track.
 |
| 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.
 |
| The hydro dam and power station |
The last bit leaves the gravel road and climbs up to the high coll for today.
 |
| 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!
 |
| At the coll |
A nice descent followed all the way down. Nothing too steep or 'exciting' with great views of the hills.
 |
| The way down |
The campsite was open contrary to the guidebook but I had booked the Refugio so kept going up the hill.
 |
| 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.
 |
| Refugio Viados |
A beautiful place.
 |
| View from the Refugio |
2 comments:
beautiful views, love the cows! Glad all was ok xx nessie xx
Well done Roger. I'm relieved to hear that you managed to survive that diabolical descent to Pineto.
Post a Comment