Okay, we are climbing each day now and loving it. The climbs are all worth it as the views are incredible. It is absolutely amazing how green these mountains are.
We biked 45 miles out of St Jean de Luz to St Jean Pied-de-Port and climbed over 4000 feet. St Jean Pied-de-port is a huge hiking and cycling starting point for the Camino De Santiago, aka the road to Santiago. There are people here from all over the world beginning hiking and cycling adventures. We stayed at a hostel with many other hikers and had a great meal and conversation about our adventures. It was a magical evening.
Today we biked 60 miles and again over 4000 feet of some incredible scenery. We are exhausted tonight and just finished a meal of red beans and rice that Sherry cooked over the camp stove. Treating ourselves again tonight to a real bed in a chambres hotel. Basically someone who lends out one of their bedrooms for the night and makes you breakfast in the morning. All for the sum of 50 euros.
The Tour De France came right thru here two days ago and we road some of the same roads as they did, only at 1/5 the speed!!!
We are still heading towards the Col Du Tourmelet. Probably get there in two days time.
Okay Bob is now drinking various wines and appertifs with our host at the Chambres and it doesn't look like he is going to ever finish blogging! So goodnight for now. We are setting our sights on the Col du Soulor tomorrow but it has been two days of big climbs already so we will see. But it is good to have a goal!
Check back in a few days to find out where we are....
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glad to hear you are going with the flow... I just got back from Taylors Falls where I spent a night camping and hiking. It thunderstormed and i thought of you guys and how it must be scary being in a little tent for so long. good for you guys! sending love, or should i say AMOR
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