Tinkling...

We can choose to enjoy a rest day now as we are 2 nights here. It is very tempting as the heavy showers persist. The intrepid Kirby, Keith, Marianne and Jenny however are made of tougher stuff, setting out after lunch, to climb further up the valley, despite the discouraging clouds.
The rest of us make use of the free time to replace brakes, worn out on the hills, and enjoy Roger's tinkling on the piano in the hotel conservatory.


The brave 4 return very wet but having enjoyed views of cliffs and torrid rivers.
Dinner is another fine home cooked, 5 course meal produced by the lovely elderly hotel owners. Generous tureens of veg soup, trout and roasted almonds, roast pork and aubergine, local sheep & " cow" cheese, followed by chocolate pudding in a vanilla, rum cream sauce with a liberal dash of local liqueur. We say our goodbyes to Marianne who is breakfasting early to catch a bus back to Lourdes and onto Barcelona.

Location:Argeles-Gazost