Monday, 31 August 2009

THE TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS


THE TEAM




COLIN DILKS, “FUERTE












SARA HAMILL, "HUNGRY"












SANDY GRAUPERA, “MS METEOROLOGY”








BEST MEAL
The roast duck Sandy ate in Elizondo in Hotel Trinkete
The flan in Planoles
Breakfast in campsite Ochagavia
Lentils in Bujaruelo
Anything in All i Oli, Vielha (off route)
The wild boar in the restaurant in Sallent de Gallego 

BEST REFUGIO GUARDADO
Casa de Piedra
Vallferrera

BEST EQUIPMENT
Thermarest mattress
GPS
dental floss (does a lot more than flossing)
anti-inflammatories
Colin's book (Cicerone)
Moisturiser (hours of taking the mickey out of Colin)

WORST EQUIPMENT
Pack of cards
Moisturiser!
Ferrino sleeping bags
Radio

BEST CAMPSITE
Off the route but Puyarruego
Puigcerda
Planoles for the bar

BEST CAMPING SPOT
Collado Adatún
Refugio no guardado in Casas de Irati
Guarrinza (morning views)
The corner in the Añisclo Canyon!

BEST CASA RURAL
Casa Mendilatz
Canfranc, Hostal Cabana

BEST DAY
Encamp to Cabana dels Esparvers
Vallferrera to Arinsal

BAD THINGS
Cold shower for €2 in swimming pool in Vilaminiscle
Walking the road to Balneario de Panticosa (off route)
Camp site in Port de la Selva
RAIN

WEIRD THINGS
Refugio Góriz
Camping by Conxita's garage, La Vajol
Paco in Puyarruego (off route)
Crashed plane near Requesens
Restaurant / farm in Requesens
Hotel Casa Eskisaroi in Elizondo

LINKS
Colin’s fantastic Flickr page of all of our photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualadventurer/collections/72157609733730018/




I have kept a lot of telephone numbers for places that we stayed and am happy to pass them on.

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