Stage 19 Tour de France 2018 – 3d route
Stage 19 Tour de France 2018 – 3d route
Col du Tourmalet 3d
3d route video of the western side of Col du Tourmalet.
An Evening Walk In Saint-Savin
A few photos from a short evening walk in our home village of Saint-Savin. The village dates from Roman times, with a spectacular church built in the 10th century or perhaps earlier, on the ruins of one burned by the Vikings in 841. It is probable that the foundations are Roman and date to the…
Cafe on Col de Peyresourde Damaged
The Café on Col de Peyresourde is well-known to cyclists. It has a well deserved reputation for crepes. A popular stop for hungry cyclists in the heat of summer, the Cafe is always a welcome sight. As this photo shows it snows a bit up there and a couple of weeks ago the café was extensively…
October 2014
October 2014 has been glorious so far with no cold or wet weather at all. Temperatures have been in the mid 20’s mostly and even over 30c for a few days. It is set to continue into next week when a change will come bring a feel of winter for the first time. A few…
First Snow
The first snow of the oncoming winter arrived on the high peaks yesterday, above 2800 metres. It remains warm down here in the valley and temperatures of 26c are forecast for the weekend. Our last guests of the year left a couple of days ago. Time to catch up on some sleep 😛 This photo was…
Earthquake
The Pyrenees experienced 2 quakes this morning. The first at 09:03 measured 4.7 and caused violent shaking and a very loud rumbling noise. It was centered on the Hautacam Massif. No injuries have been reported. Bureau of Seismology France According to the national network of seismic surveillance the Pyrenees are one of the regions of…
Grand Tourmalet Ski Station
Grand Tourmalet Ski Station closed for the season on 21st April 2014. The road is expected to open on or shortly 16th May.