Awesome day on the snow at Luz Ardiden. Panoramic views all round. Really good conditions on & off piste. Good times!

Re-hydrating after first mow of year. Parfois il faut etre francais Mais ne inquietez pas, Belgique est proche!

Stopped for a little walk on the way to the supermarket... as you do

Happy (early) BD to me! Celebrating day before to avoid weekend crowds. Always great food in a local fave. Nom!

Another blue sky day on the piste. Yay!

Happy New Year!... Errrrrmmmm... Oooops!

Xmas lunch with super generous friends. Fab afternoon of eating, drinking & making merry! Thank you so much!

Snowy peaks just few Km away but on the terrace in tee shirt & shorts enjoying post ride beer. Winter perfection!

When friends drop round with festive beer. Oh go on then... just the one! Meal wasn't bad either. Fun times

Riding through stunning autumn colours. Sometimes not all about the mountains, though they do look amazing today too!

Sunday morning sunrise from the front door. Not a bad effort given last night's festivities! Just beautiful

Great night out with friends in local town. Real pints, outrageous steak & profiteroles on offer. Nom, nom, nom!

Swanky place we had apperos at fully booked for dinner, so ate at nearby tapas bar. Works for us & more economic too!

Sunset at Blanes. Seems like every beach here has a group of small fishing boats for tourists to snap. Works well

Change from the coast, some nice hills around here too. Village of Hostalric a stand out in it's Autumn colours. Wow!

Passing few mins on Tossa de Mar beach as restaurant we'd like to try not open yet. Spanish lunch hours: terrible!

More beaches & beautiful little villages today. Gotta say am liking the off season here - quiet & perfect weather

What more beach? Off season in practically empty Calonge on a lovely sunny evening. Nice when it's not crazy busy!

Dinner at Asily, Quillan. Superb Asian food & someone else 'accidentally' paid which was far too generous - thx!

Lunchtime beer at Lac de Payolle. Sometimes showing tourist guests around isn't so hard!

Local dinner at O2C, Bagneres-de-Bigorre. Thanks to our tourist friend for treating us - sublime modern French food!

From beach, inland into rolling hills & finale over Jaizkibel coastal road. Latter in particular has amazing views!

Very pretty Basque village of Ainhoa, super close to Fr/Es border. I cycled here earlier & returned for closer look.

Today's ride: popped over into Spain, as you do It's all Basque Country though & such a beautiful region. Love it!