Sunday 18 August 2019
Fete Pastoral: beautiful setting slightly tainted by bad organisation. Thanks to jolly friends made it through! 
Friday 16 August 2019
Today's ride: social(ish) spin up 40km climb to Col de Tentes. With a couple of refreshment stops Great day out 
Friday 16 August 2019
Awesome sight this morning: full moon setting just as the sun rises opposite side of the sky. Beautiful.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Apperos: bread, cheese, beer, rillettes & brie. Sat in sunshine looking out to a cloudy horizon. Simple things...
Saturday 3 August 2019
Col d'Aubisque... like I said not long ago: always better on a bike. Perfect day for it too.
Friday 2 August 2019
Sunset from our neighbour's... erm... lawn Yes, you notice he finally got round to cutting it
Monday 22 July 2019
Car-free cols day. Perfection! Bonus: Peyragudes airfield open to us! 1800m climbed (& descended) in just 64km - LOL!
Saturday 20 July 2019
Short ride up little hill with a million of my closest friends Tourmalet on TdF day. Absolute insanity! Love it!
Thursday 18 July 2019
First spotted on Hautacam in 2014... authorities bust our inflatable kangaroo for overstaying his visa! #harsh 
Wednesday 17 July 2019
Vini & Pizze in L'Isle-Jourdain: possibly the best pizza in France! Yum! 
PS. Please excuse the hungry teenager
Wednesday 17 July 2019
Summer in France just isn't complete without a little messing about in a field of sunflowers!
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Arvo ice-cream stop as one desert just wasn't enough for some! Lucky someone else got up early to ride their bike!
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Anniversary lunch at one of our favourite spots... with special family guest visiting from Aus. Amazing as always
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Spectacular morning to be riding the Pyrenean foothills... 'nuff said.
Monday 15 July 2019
End of another great day. Bonus: found this glass for my favourite beer in a junk sale yesterday, only 2E. Cheers!
Monday 15 July 2019
Scenic way home: view from Col d'Aubisque & back along Cirque du Litor. Always a great drive. Obvs better by bike!
Monday 15 July 2019
Marmots! Quite a rare sight, but somehow think they are used to the mountain train pausing at this spot. So cute!
Monday 15 July 2019
Stunning Lac d'Artouste. 2000m up, but with the sunshine today & that crystal clear water, feels almost tropical.
Monday 15 July 2019
Simple picnic on the rocks above Lac d'Artouste. Not a bad spot I guess Will spend more time up here next visit!
Monday 15 July 2019
The train d'Artouste mountain railway. Bit of a tourist trap, but wonderful views & pretty entertaining all the same.
Monday 15 July 2019
Taking a ski lift in summer - what's that all about then!? Always nice views from one of these things though!
Monday 15 July 2019
Goooooood morrrrrrning Ainsa! Not a bad view to wake up to. Up and at it though - busy day ahead!
Sunday 14 July 2019
After dinner drinks, messing about with shadows, watching the sunset & just relaxing. Plaza Mayor de Ainsa. Cheers!
Sunday 14 July 2019
Dinner in Ainsa. See we're sat by the specials board & yes that's what we're eating. 15E/person for this. Nom, nom!
Sunday 14 July 2019
Wondering the old town of Ainsa. Perfect for lazy tourists as it's so tiny! Now, where's the medieval bar?
Sunday 14 July 2019
Village of Arties (Val d'Aran, Spain) seems to have a thing for bikes & colourful cattle. What's not to love?
Sunday 14 July 2019
Little jaunt to Spain. First call? Straight to one of our favourite tapas bars for an afternoon snack. Nom, nom!
Friday 12 July 2019
Sunset giving the mountains a wonderful glow tonight. Almost 10pm but sitting outside is lovely & warm & so tranquil.
Sunday 7 July 2019
What a day to see cols with our visitor! Below/in/above clouds. Many cyclists. Cattle & horses. Sunshine happiness
Saturday 6 July 2019
Closest thing to a local we have is still few Km away... but with beers like this who's complaining? Cheers!
Saturday 6 July 2019
Love a bit of roast duck! Nom, nom, nom!
Wednesday 3 July 2019
After some sweaty work in the garden well earned refreshments on the North terrace (more shady this side). Cheers!
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Lac de Gaube, stunning as always... even with a bit of rain at the end.
Tuesday 2 July 2019
The market at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. As you'd expect in a coastal town there's a bit of fish amongst the usual goodies!
Monday 1 July 2019
Creperie Iguzkian in Hendaye. Nom, nom, nom! Even the crepes seem to taste better here in the Basque region!
Monday 1 July 2019
Swanning around Hendaye marina. Personally I don't see the point of a snail without wheels, but takes all sorts!
Monday 1 July 2019
Stroll along Hendaye beach, with obligatory ice-cream stop. Shame about the clouds, but TBH almost nicer like that.
Monday 1 July 2019
Oh look... pintxos for... well, let's call this brunch Managed to squeeze some desert this time too. Delicious!
Monday 1 July 2019
Morning wonder around San Sebastian. Overcast & quiet, but still lovely. Now... which of these tapas bars is open?
Sunday 30 June 2019
More pintxos & sangria for the girls, beer & steak for me! Luuurve Basque food! PS. this is smallest cut on the menu!
Sunday 30 June 2019
San Sebastian old town is packed with pintxos bars like this. This one seems as good as any, so in we go...
Sunday 30 June 2019
The old town of San Sebastian isn't big, but still... one needs to take a break & rest once in a while Cheers!
Sunday 30 June 2019
Let the festival of pintxos begin! Nom, nom, nom!
Sunday 30 June 2019
Arriving in San Sebastian: little walk along La Concha before we get to the serious business of the day...
Saturday 29 June 2019
When your teenage guest is missing the beach... we find ourselves at Lac de Lourdes. I'll admit water was lovely in.
Friday 28 June 2019
Sunset dinner at friends. Curried meat & veg from their garden with refreshing homebrew beer. Yum! Thank you guys!
Thursday 27 June 2019
Middle of a heatwave? Time to head for the hills! Col d'Aspin was wonderfully refreshing. Moooooo!
Thursday 27 June 2019
Hmmmmmm... looks a bit cloudy down in the valley. Think I'll head up high today!
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Sacre Coeur in Paris. Not often you see such beautiful light inside a church. Worth the climb up those steps!
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Parisien coffee stop. Coffee? Blergh! But at least you can't go wrong with the accompaniment in a patisserie
