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Swot Team - Day 46 2008-07-18 02:56:47 The GR11 has two options from Isaba, a steep rock scramble up a fearsome-looking peak known as Ezkaurre, first of the two-thousand metre mountains – or a shorter route through the forests to the north. We use the excuse of our heavy packs to go for the easier option. The problem with the path dividing [...]
European Unity - Day 45 2008-07-16 12:31:24 Another steep climb begins a long walk on forest roads. It seems much easier than a couple of days ago – which is a relief! When we emerge above the forest we again see the stark mountain outlines we’d glimpsed from the Paso Alfredo, but now they are much closer at hand. The descent does [...] Read more:European
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Hard Cheese - Day 44 2008-07-15 15:29:49 Yesterday had completely taken it out of us and we really need to take a day off. We spend it doing virtually nothing except eating. The buffet breakfast in the Casa Rural seems a real luxury; Roncal cheese, the delicious hard local sheep cheese is perfect for lunch, and more fresh trout forms our dinner. [...] Read more:Cheese
Flee the scree - Day 48 2008-07-27 07:04:36 After packing up our gear we enjoy the leisurely walk up Aguas Tuertas, the easy ground underfoot meaning we can concentrate on watching the gliding circles of Griffon Vultures overhead. Then we start on the climb to the next high pass, leading to the Ibon (or mountain lake) d’Estanes – or so we planned. ‘Climb [...]
Festival Night - Day 50 2008-10-02 08:41:13 Sallent has the most incredibly beautiful setting of forest, river and mountains and also many fine old buildings, but it’s becoming an increasingly important tourist centre and there are many cranes and construction sites; it feels like its charms could be gone in a few more years. We have the indignity of having to [...] Read more:Festival
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