Today we started our drive over the Pyrenees and it was a beautiful drive. We stopped about halfway up at a swimming hole. The water was coming straight out of the mountains and had been dammed to create a swimming area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course it was hot so I had to go in. The water was absolutely freezing but gloriously refreshing. We spent a bit of time here and had our lunch and it was nice to sit for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we continued on up the Pyrenees. The road eventually turned into a very narrow and winding road (nothing new there) but thankfully not a lot of traffic coming down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the top was amazing 360 degree views over the Pyrenees. There were so many wild horses up there, just hanging around posing for photos. They were really cute and dark brown with blonde mains. And there were even a few young ones. I asked Mike why there were so many, and he said they are probably farming them to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We spent about an hour at the top as it was a lot cooler at 1500m. Then we had to head down and this was very steep and windy. But by this point we are used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We knew we probably wouldn\u2019t be stopping until 8 or 9pm due to the heat, so we took our time. We found a nice spot by a lake at around 8pm which would have been perfect. Then I saw the GR65 signs and realised we had walked through here on the French camino. I don\u2019t know how we keep stumbling on these places!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were a few goats hanging around which made me a little nervous. It was an entire family. There was grandpa goat, mum and dad goat and 2 baby goats. They were really cute. But when they started nibbling at our van we decided to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw there was a camping car place in Aire sur L\u2019Adore. I remember this place well from the camino. We met our sisters there and said goodbye to Susan. And we ate duck gizzards for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was about 9pm by the time we arrived and a very sticky hot. We found the camping car place, which was free, but it didn\u2019t have a very nice vibe. There seemed to be a few squatters there. It would have been fine, but too hot to sit around. So we headed for the same hotel we stayed at on Camino, just across the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was good parking outside and it was reasonably priced, and it seemed we were lucky to get in. They only had 2 rooms left, and she was about to lock up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After checking in we wandered down to the river to watch the sunset. But we were a little late. The photos still looked good though. The temperature sign said it was still 35 degrees! At 9pm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we watched the thunderstorms roll in from the window of our hotel. I\u2019m not sure if it rained overnight or not, but it was lighting up the sky. The weather over the next few days is supposed to cool down to the low 30\u2019s and high 20s, so hopefully that will make it bearable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we started our drive over the Pyrenees and it was a beautiful drive. We stopped about halfway up at a swimming hole. The water was coming straight out of the mountains and had been dammed to create a swimming … Continue reading