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Bienvenidos a España!
6 years agoHi,
Ah, yes , tour guides. Well, what can I say? They are not always reliable, especially about cultural matters. I overheard a young lady telling her tour group that the Pont Neuf in Paris was "the ninth bridge" and another one explaining that "brasserie is a kind of chain restaurant" . I suppose that guide book proof readers can have similar ideas.
Cheers,
Keith
I thought I remembered that about the different gauges from our first pass through, but ran out of time to look it up; so thanks for the clarification. And thanks for explaining the coast name. It’s always puzzled me. Oddly enough, I’ve seen tw9 different tour books that name it the Vermillion Coast, so I assumed they knew what they were talking about.
So sorry about your weather, but delighted for us. Today was incredible - sunny, almost 70F. The forecast is for two weeks of the same, so we may finish off with a wonderful streak.
Happy Birthday. From one old fart to another.
6 years agoHi,
Well, there's me and Greg Garceau who will always look at food. Even when we can't eat it.
Cheers,
Keith
Hi Scott,
Blue skies! Boy am I jealous. Its been raining here for what seems like days, and there is not much sun forecast for the coming week.
Um, Cote de Vermeil is not red. Vermeil is the name we give to an alloy of silver and gold. And you are quite right about the trains not going from France to Spain. The gauge changes in Port Bou, so either the axels have to be changed as they are on the Talgos or you have to get off the train and onto another of the proper gauge. There is a new line from Perpignan to Barcelona that is all French gauge, but that's rather limited to TGV's and some freight.
Cheers,
Keith
Ha ha, I was calling the whale a juvenile, not you. Chris knows we love him.
6 years agoDo you remember which direction you biked in from? We biked across the border to Port Bou and back today, which was spectacular. I was glad we did it in low season though, because it was busy enough even at this time of year.
6 years agoI was thinking that myself, of course. Charitable or you to not call me a big dummy for my ignorance.
6 years agoI have fond memories of Collioure from 1992. It was a horrible ride on a busy narrow and shoulderless highway to get there then; we compared it to the (pre-Olympics) highway from Vancouver to Whistler. We camped for three nights (I think) at a campground above a beach just north of the town, connected to the town by a seaside walkway. I remember the campground proprietor proudly showing us her American-style top-loader washer and giving us detailed instructions on how to use it, like we would never have seen such a thing before.
6 years agoCetacea hirsutum, juvenile.
6 years agoLove the colorful brige in the video .. and the song that matches the panniet covers. :0)
6 years agoGreat shot of that fuzzy fella! I wonder if Bill can put a name on this rate sighting?
6 years agoAny shot that involves switching from headwinds to tailwinds is a good shot, in my opinion.
6 years ago
3,172!!
6 years ago3,000 miles
100 tour days
And 72 years!
Quite a bit to celebrate, I'd say.
Happy Birthday to you!!