Pyrenees October 2010

[Tricky]

Warning this RR contains the odd dash of orange.

Original plan was to ride down to the Gap area and spend a few days doing some local passes or Route Napoleon. Weather looked poor with thunderstorms and rain so as I only had a few days decided to head to the Pyrenees which looked more promising.

Glad I had an airhawk for the long ride south.

Camped at a little site near Ax-Les-Thermes.

I knew I had made the right choice when I woke up the next morning.

Quick coffee before getting ready to explore. The Pyrenees is just as good as most of the Alps anyway.

Looking good.

 

[Pip_UK]

Lovely pics - thanks for posting - looks like you had a great ride.

Hope the coffee tasted better than it looked.

 

[Bem]

Great pictures - any more for any more?
And as for that "coffee" - !

I want to know if you went where I went (see avatar) and if you knew it was vallee de l`oiseau?

 

[ebbo]

The Pyrenees is just great

Lovely scenery as your pix show and not at all as touristy like much of the Alps. We rode there for a week and only saw one other group of bikers and they were English

Coll de Creu de Perves 2006

 

[Tricky]

Thanks guys.

I want to know if you went where I went (see avatar) and if you knew it was vallee de l`oiseau?

Sorry Bem not sure where that is.

Anyway the coffee was made with milk and tasted pretty good actually...

But not as good as this the night before.

A few more pics.

Nice blond... but why the long face?

Eventually had to head north again and rode up the West coast of France mainly on N (national) routes.

Spent my last night North of Bordeaux in the little town of Pons.

Once I reached Poitiers it was cloudy and raining so jumped back on the Autoroute and legged it to Calais.

Cheers.

 

[Shadwell]

when you say the odd dash of orange..................you mean all orange

 

[davidgibson999]

Nice pics - whetting my appetite for next week when I'll be there

 

[Steve V]

I love the pyrenees, thanks for the pics brought back great memories.

Steve