Riding Day 3 (May 25) Andorra → St. Gaudens

         

On May 25, we left Andorra hoping for a dry day of riding. Our plan was to ascend 3 peaks in Andorra: then leave Andorra returning to Sunny Spain, then back into France for the night.

This was to prove to be one of the most scenic days. While it rained up in the peaks, much of the day was dry with good visibility.

Orris de la Coma del Forat on El Serrat, Andorra

Raining most of the way up to white-out conditions and a bit of wet snow falling at +1°C.

I lost Jerry on the way up which is just as well as the going was quite treacherous near the top.


























The tipity top. You can see 3 cross country skiers heading up the mountain.




I caught back up with Jerry on the way down.




As you get down out of the clouds, the view opens up.

Arinsal, Andorra











Something weird is going on with this video; went into super slow-mo mode.

Os de Civís, Spain






















On the N-260 back in Spain just south of Andorra.

It's turning into a very nice day indeed. Welcome after two days and a morning of riding in the rain.






















Another town (Sort, Lleida, Spain) with a mountain river (Noguera Pallaresa) rushing through it. map.

Enrique informs us that a big lottery ticket was purchased in Sort. Incidentally, the word "sort" is Catalan for "luck". We found out just a bit too late to buy a ticket. Maybe "the luck of Chris" was telling us that the next winning ticket wasn't available in Sort on May 25, 2019.










Exhausted, we stop for a coffee break at Café Français in Aspet France.

St Gaudens, France

St. Gaudens is a pretty tiny town of 12,000 people. The town was named in the 5th century, but it was an important point on the path across the Pyrénées well before that. The place has History.

Looks like this was a long, tiring day as I got almost no pictures towards the end and Jerry didn't take any video.


restaurant le Français Reasonably good, but OMG slow service. This is what people mean when they talk about indifferent French waiters.
AirBnB in St. Gaudens May 25→26
1 Place de la Brasserie Saint-Paul
Saint-Gaudens, Occitanie 31800
Host: Contact Roxane +33 6 04 65 20 34

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