128 km
Just as it was time to wake up it started to rain in Castéra-Verduzan. I packed all things n then had breakfast, but it remained to rain. In the wash- and toilet building a Dutch couple was waiting there; they just were able to draw their tent etc into the building, before the heavy rain started. We chatted about this cycle route – We met earlier sometimes on the road. They started in Maastricht 2,5 weeks ago.
About 9:15 the rain was nearly gone and I started to pack my wet tent and started the trip for today. In The small village Biran I made a short stop to look inside the nice church.
In the valley of the Baïse it started to rain again, so I continued in rain clothes until Montesquiou, where I had my lunch break and the heavy rain had stopped. The sun did not show up today and from time to time there was a very slight rain.
This part of the track was on partly on roads with car and truck traffic and there were a lot of steep ascends and descends to cross hills of about 120 m height difference.
The route sometime stayed at height and between the grey clouds I could see parts of the high Pyrenees south of Lourdes.
After buying food and fuel in a supermarket I could pitch my wet ten in wet grass. Under the tent it became dry – thanks to the wind.
Paul
Just as it was time to wake up it started to rain in Castéra-Verduzan. I packed all things n then had breakfast, but it remained to rain. In the wash- and toilet building a Dutch couple was waiting there; they just were able to draw their tent etc into the building, before the heavy rain started. We chatted about this cycle route – We met earlier sometimes on the road. They started in Maastricht 2,5 weeks ago.
About 9:15 the rain was nearly gone and I started to pack my wet tent and started the trip for today. In The small village Biran I made a short stop to look inside the nice church.
In the valley of the Baïse it started to rain again, so I continued in rain clothes until Montesquiou, where I had my lunch break and the heavy rain had stopped. The sun did not show up today and from time to time there was a very slight rain.
This part of the track was on partly on roads with car and truck traffic and there were a lot of steep ascends and descends to cross hills of about 120 m height difference.
The route sometime stayed at height and between the grey clouds I could see parts of the high Pyrenees south of Lourdes.
After buying food and fuel in a supermarket I could pitch my wet ten in wet grass. Under the tent it became dry – thanks to the wind.
Paul
