On the way to Spanish Pyrenees
The Pyrenees in the background
A little town we took a detour through. Still on the French side of the Pyrenees
At our destination for a couple of days: a campsite near a town, Jaca, in Spanish Pyrenees
It was extremely hot so we enjoyed the pool a lot, even though the water temperature was nowhere near the temperature of Grandad's pool!
An afternoon tea: a refreshing melon which wasn't enough for the two...
...so Micky went on looking for some plums...
... which she then shared (a very rare occasion!) with her older brother.
Beany the photographer and model!
Route I
Jaca – Posets-Maladeta Natural
Park
The aim of our first route was to
get to a glacier lake in Posets-Maladeta Natural Park. Since we were travelling
from Jaca most of our way was on a sealed road and only the final few
kilometres up in the mountains required a 4x4. Nevertheless, it was a lovely
route and the meadow that unfolded in front of us as we reached the end of the
track was absolutely stunning. However, to our surprise, there was no lake! We
looked around and discovered that a further half an hour walk was required to
finally get to the lake. Unfortunately, we weren’t prepared for a walk so we
decided to turn around and drove back intending to find a pleasant spot for the
night. We found one indeed and had a relaxing evening in beautiful surroundings.
As we found out later, wild camping is allowed in Posets-Maladeta Natural Park
from dusk to 8:00 a.m. but only above 2000m. We weren’t that high.
On the way to Posets-Maladeta Natural Park
On the off road track
A little plateau at the end of the track where we were supposed to find a glacier lake.
A refuge for walkers -basic but clean
Our campsite for the night
Working!
A little walk in the surrounding woods
Route II
Plan – Benasque
It was another rather short but
still beautiful route. It started in a pretty wee town called Plan. We spent
basically a whole day there as the Tourist Information Office provided free
Wi-Fi and also Aaron decided it was a good enough place to do some repairs on
the car. Surely, the surroundings made it the right place for a stop, however,
it was rather difficult to cope with the heat we were experiencing in Spain at
the time.
On the way to Plan
PLAN
Working again!
Hot, hot hot!
Out of Plan, onto the track
Quite often we come across a track that is no longer a track but a sealed, or as in this case, paved, road.
Cows...
... and cows...
And more cows!
A little town on the way
Back on the road in search of campsite
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