Pyrenees

The Pyrenees looking remarkedly like our Southern Alps with trees

Getting a feel for the snow

The Pyrenees surprised us with their warmth and the extent and variety of vegetation.

The Pyrenees at sea level. A view of the border between France and Spain.

The abbaye st martin du canigou built in the 11 century. Fortunately for tony the abbaye had the foresight to have a defribulator which was put to good use. At a height of 1350 metres the abbaye gardens grew apples and grapes (from which the monks made wine). On the day we walked up the temperature was 22 degrees.

Bridges in France are incredibly beautiful. This bridge supports a trainline that reaches a height of nearly 5000 feet (don't imperial measurements sound better - any students that might possibly be reading this remember to use them only for literary effect, not in mathematics classes).

Our motorhome exiting St Mont Louis.

Enjoying a thermal pool within the Pyrenees

Guess whose these feet belong to?

The Pyrenees were beautiful. Would have loved to have skied on one of the many of the ski-fields, except all had recently closed. The ski-fields featured numerous narrow trails through the trees.
The mountains were very like our Southern Alps, although did not have the aroma our beech forests provide. They also had extensive trees which in part grew right to the ridge lines.