After the previous day's ride up col du Tourmalet M wasn't sure if the legs would be up to another hike at 1800 metres across icy terraces to see more spectacular sights that the Pyrenees place before you in whatever direction you look.
"Well all one has to do is begin" said always inspirational T.
So begin we did.
8 km along a steep icy cliff (T had the hikers pole) and then down into the cirque and 4 km back along the easy valley floor.
The day began with a sunny path. The sound of birds and cowbells and the tinkling of many Brooks.
Slowly the massive wall of rock that is the cirque began to appear.
We dropped about 200m to the last chateau on the trail. Hopefully they would serve us cheap good coffee. We were wrong. It was expensive and tasted like coffee should never taste. But the view was great. The pleasant sound of tinkling brooks was now replaced by thunderous roaring of a multitude of water falls .
M tried to get a wide shot to show the 1500 m drop from the top and the 800 m wide cirque. Pictures don't really do it. The scale was massive. The sound was reverberating. Storms were forecast so we decided to leave and head back down.
Couldn't resist one last peek from the village.
#lovingthepyrenees
The scenery and experience is out of this world. Just makes one realise how isolated we are in OZ such wonders on the other side of our world. I wouldn't blame you if you never wanted to come home. Realestate is cheap in Spain. Ask the poms!
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