Can you have too much pampering? Fearful of sinking into gastronomic gluttony, I spashed out on a rucksack and have come back up into the mountains for a spot of walking. A bus from Mirepoix to Pamiers and a train to Ax les Thermes brought me through some lovely scenery that might just justify the description 'the last remaining wilderness in Europe'.
I have done quite a bit of walking already but, alas, most of it has been up the N20, the busy main road up to Andorra since my starting point, Merens les Vals, is about 10k up this road. And, as I arrived there, it started to rain! To be honest, it was forecast so I can't really complain but, with no clear refuge identified for the night, it wasn't sensible to launch off into the mist and rain and risk getting cold as well as lost. Hey! I must be learning at last.
Seen at the entrance to Merens Les Vals. Are they objecting to the bears, to the hunters or something else completely?
Have booked into a campsite which is distinguished by two things: a €70 fee for the minimum - a two bedroom, all-in chalet - and the longest wifi password yet encountered (c25 characters!).
My little refuge featured on a poster in the bus stop...
It's pretty much deserted in this weather so I'm in their lounge, like the rain, pouring over assorted maps trying to see if there's a way I can do a circular route over a couple of days that will bring me back to a road near the bus or train line.
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