The Pyrenees Run Part 4. Scarey dummies and Disney Castles

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    Radar
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    #66468
    Thumper
    Participant

    Chilling out at the cafe was really pleasant, the french mechanic turned out to be a real hero – spot on!

    Aston Villa……yep enough for even the Germans to laugh at.

    Thumper has a Sat Nav that chooses grassy lanes for fun (no really – not my choice this time!)

    Radar wins the Blue Sparkley Dress for Diva of the Day before we got him some choccy!

    #66469
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    proper eerie art show…. think that would have freaked me out in the dark lol :D

    top show from the mechanic. The abbey and chateau look amazing!

    #66470
    imperialdata
    Keymaster

    Little things like that mechanic helping out really help to make it a special holiday. I remember trying to fix a puncture on a rental bike over in Kefalonia one year at 9:30PM and it took me on the weirdest adventure up in the mountains with the locals who were all really happy to help. Found a backstreet garage who were extremely helpful then too.

    On another note, I tried making people say ‘Aston Villa’ instead of  ‘cheese’ on my photos, but for some reason I got an album full of people rolling on the floor laughing  ;)

    #66471
    Champs
    Participant

    I started off this day on the bike but after a fuel stop I wasn’t completely in the mood; so I headed back to the house and switched horsepower to pedal power. I do enjoy a spot of mountain biking and took the chance to explore the back streets of campan and up the sides of the valley.

    Back in the early days, from what i understand the locals used these water troughs, the streams running off the sides of the valley can be channelled into here

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    After my explore I headed straight up the valley side

    I found this building which looked like an old turret of some sort over looking the valley

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    The view from half way up

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    #66472
    ses310
    Moderator

    The mechanic turned out to be amazing, was so shocked he didn’t want anything for it, had to give home 20 euros, was well worth it in my eyes. It could have been so different without him as the bike was barely rideable with the broken lever. Could have turned into a very expensive problem or a trip ender so big massive thanks to the French mechanic!

    #66473
    Radar
    Moderator

    proper eerie art show…. think that would have freaked me out in the dark lol :D

    It freaked me out on the day!

    #66474
    ses310
    Moderator

    Whilst at the castle Radar found what he decided was his very own starship bridge!

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    #66475
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    hahaha :D he ain’t no Wesley Crusher tho! :D

    #66476
    ses310
    Moderator

    hahaha :D he ain’t no Wesley Crusher tho! :D

    More Beverley  ;D

    #66477
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    :P

    #66478
    ses310
    Moderator

    Note what’s written on the telescope to add to his little fantasy haha

    #66479
    Radar
    Moderator

    Its not a fantasy…Star Trek…it is just history that hasn’t happened yet!

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