Still Alive
I haven’t passed anywhere with Internet for a few days and the phone is getting very low, but I thought I’d better just reassure anyone who thought the bears might have got me already.
The weather has gradually got clearer over the last three days and today the sun finally appeared for the first time. There’s been a bitter northerly wind though, so I spent yesterday in fleece, goretex, hat and gloves - it was more like spring in Scotland than summer in France! The wind kept things pretty cool again today but, after a week of dark clouds and fog it was a huge relief not to have to worry about rain. To celebrate I washed some clothes and hung them off the back of my bag to dry.
Progress has been on and off - at times I’ve pushed ahead to try and claw back some of the time lost in Paris, but at other times there hasn’t been anywhere good to camp, or I’ve just felt like stopping. It’s now looking unlikely that I’ll make up the time by the end of this stage, which is a village called Lescun, where I should arrive on Thursday.
Glad you are still alive and that the weather has improved some. Can't wait to hear all about Lescun ;-)
Go Sauce!
The sun is shining here .. and the bears have been released :-)
You think the bears are going to convince me to come back?! You need another plan...
Crikey Jonny!! Are you sure you haven't got really lost and are in fact walking around the Outer Hebrides somewhere? If it's any consolation, think of Steve home working til pretty late each night and me searching for jobs!
S+S - just uploaded a short track (from the driveway of the campsite!) to prove I'm where I should be! Check map in 10 mins...
All being well the iphone charger will also arrive in Lescun on Thursday. We're looking forward to some lovely sunny photos after that!
Good work Mr S on ploughing on through the bad weather - have you thought of walking on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees instead, I've heard it's sunnier and warmer over there? Just don't get too distracted by the big jugs of sangria.
Doing a bit of both Mr S - the route runs along the border, leaving it when there are interesting mountains to be dealt with. Weather currently much better, even in France!