Bareges – Vielle-Aure Distance: 45km Elevation: 1700m gain, 2100m loss (!) Fuel: Two pastries for brekkie, bag of peanuts, magnum ice-creams, coffee and coca-cola, baguette with mackerel… Read more “Day 13: Sugar and coffee”
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Day 12: Hit the road
Cauterets – Bareges Distance: 35km Elevation: 2070m Fuel: The best petit dejeuner we’ve had yet – there was nothing “petit” about it! Croissants, yoghurts, baguette, coffee, muffins,… Read more “Day 12: Hit the road”
Day 10: What we packed
Leruns – Lac d’Estaing Distance: 38km Elevation: 1700m Fuel: Petit dejeuner, tinned mackerel on baguette (so good!), 2 x cafe au laits (worst yet!), chocolate muffin, sausage… Read more “Day 10: What we packed”
Day 9: Diversion
Shepherds hut – Leruns (via Gabas) Distance: 19km Elevation: 300m Fuel: Mars bars for brekkie (so naughty!), ham baguette, red wine and beer, gourmet dinner (steak, duck,… Read more “Day 9: Diversion”
Day 8: A comedy of errors
Lac Gentau- Gabas – Shepherds hut Distance: 42km Elevation: 1777m Gear fails: Nicki’s pole snapped so she can’t put her whole weight on it… let’s just say… Read more “Day 8: A comedy of errors”
Day 7: Pics and Cols
Plateau de Lehrs – Lac Gentau Distance: 27km (small but steep day!) Elevation: 2288m (yikes! That’s like climbing Mt Kosci in one hit!) Gear fails: Mat’s water… Read more “Day 7: Pics and Cols”
Day 6: Hitting the highs
Ste-Engrace – Plateau de Lhers via the charming village of Lescun Distance: 34km Elevation: 1540m Gear fails: Nicki’s Teva sandals are finally done. They might just last… Read more “Day 6: Hitting the highs”
Day 5: Ham sandwiches
Hummock campsite – St. Engrace via LogibarDistance: 32km Elevation: 1187m Fuel: petit dejeuner, mars bar, crisps, two lemonades, ham and tomato baguette, beer, Diet Coke. Gear fails:… Read more “Day 5: Ham sandwiches”
Day 4: The day of many halves
Esterencuby – a grassy hummock overlooking mountains, 6km from Logibar Distance: 34km Elevation: 2140m (?!?!) Gear fails: Mat’s sleeping bag cover split (Shame on you, Sea to… Read more “Day 4: The day of many halves”
Day 3: A frenzy of flies
Col d’Harrieta – Esterencuby via St Jean Pied de Port Distance: 42.1km (plus a couple of k’s extra looking for a campsite!) Elevation: 1550m Food: 1x CLIF… Read more “Day 3: A frenzy of flies”
Run, Old Girl, Run 