Wednesday, 3 July 2024

GR11 Day 29 Tavascan to Areu.

 3rd July

A really good breakfast including fried eggs before I started up the hill, a good breakfast and a steep hill being ideal to work off the bottle of wine that came with dinner last night.

Looking down to Aineto 
Good weather again, getting hotter but again a nice northerly breeze to keep it pleasant. Sitting on a sun heated rock could be interesting however!
Looking down 
There had been many signs of wild boar all the way so far but today was the first time I saw any. Two adults crossed the path ahead of me and later a large piglet came round a bend, squealed when it saw me and vanished into the bushes .
High-level path 
I looked up an interesting white butterfly and it is an Iberian Marbled White, there are lots of them about. 
Vall de Cardos
The path today climbed up the opposite side of the valley to another excellent high-level path to Boldis Sobira a little place I had seen yesterday from the path on the other side.


Boldis Sobira 
A steep climb up through the trees to reach the Coll de Tudela at 2243m before the descent through ancient pine forest to Areu.
View from the Coll de Tudela
Looking back up the path
Camping Pica d'Estas is a delightful campsite with the best showers of the trip so far, shaded pitches between trees and a swimming pool, I didn't try that!
Camping Pica d'Estas.



2 comments:

Andy said...

Stop frightening the baby boars! Andy

Anonymous said...

Thoroughly enjoying your lovely wanderings
Super pics and interesting notes
Fabulous trip, hope the weather keeps being ‘suitable’
Great that there seems to be good backup, refugios etc.
Mary and Nick also following along now
Jacky