Saturday 07.05.2011 - we left Pamploma with the threat of rain hanging over our heads - literally! We decided to suit up just in case. After about 45 minutes we rode into sunshine and de-suited. Start again and after 5 minutes - rain again! Suit up (again) and continue up and over the Pyrenees for the 4th and last time. We noticed plenty of walkers on the road, each with two walking poles and carrying a bag pack. During one of suiting up/off stops we spoke ...

Thursday & Friday the 5th & 6th May 2011 - The 5th May is the 30th birthday of our eldest son Steve. Happy birthday Steve! We left Lourdes and traversed the Pryrenees for the 3rd time arriving in Pamplona late afternoon and booked into the Sercotel Suites which are serviced apartments and about 3 km from the centre of the city. About 100 km short of our destination we had stopped and peeled off our thermals that we needed for the mountains as it was a ...

Tuesday & Wednesday 3rd and 4th May 2011 – We packed up our goods and chattels and left Andorra behind; refreshed after spoiling ourselves and satisfied with our shopping. We were waved through the outgoing border gate by the disinterested Andorran officials and just as casually waved into Spain by the similar bored looking Spanish border guards. No stop, no checks – do they know or care who comes and goes into or out of their country? Apparently ...

Sunday 01.05.2011 - We chose to get to Spain via the Principality of Andorra because it would take us up and over the Pyrenees Mountains and we thought it would be a great ride and because we were keen to check out Andorra as it is a well known tax haven. On our way to Andorra we stopped at the village of Prades (Prada). We parked the P.D and walked around a corner to the village square. There were people everywhere and wine tasting stalls set up. In the middle ...

Friday & Saturday 29/30 April 2011 – On leaving St. Raphael we thought that since we were only 40 km from St Tropez then we should pay a visit and see what the fuss is about. We needn't have bothered. Nothing much there to see and even the beach was average. We set off for the town of Narbonne. Again we chose a small town over a city because you don’t have all of the 'big city’ issues with parking, bike security, finding some where nice to ...