Day 46, May 22
14 miles, 544 total miles
Altitude: 1,430feet (daily high 1,673)
Weather: light rain 43-60F
Estella
Field poppies
Dot and bleed blood orange
Like fallen Templars
Upon a field
high b&b
Tag: Flowers
Snail’s Point of View ~ Day 45 ~ May 21, 2014
Day 45, May 21
16 miles, 530 total miles
Altitude: 1,131 feet (daily high 2,526)
Weather: hail, thunderstorms, rain, strong headwinds, overcast, sunny with clouds 55-62F
Puente la Reina
Snail’s point of view…
Purple ~ Day 43 ~ May 19, 2014
Day 43, May 19
14 miles, 514 total miles
Altitude: 1,555 feet (daily high 1,624)
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-85F
Pamplona
Purple Pamplona.
Powerful.
Perfection.
Over the Pyrenees ~ Stage 3D ~ Day 41 ~ May 17, 2014
Day 41, May 17
16 miles, 486 miles
Altitude: 3,116 feet
Weather: blue sky with clouds 55-75F
Roncesvalles
FRIST DAY IN SPAIN
Refuge Auberge d’Orisson, 2,526 feet
Vierge de Biakorri, 3,592
Climbed 1,066 feet in 3.1 mile
Flora in nooks and crannies. It’s not always sky and mountains.
Fleur ~ Day 39 ~ May 15, 2014
Day 39, May 15
13 miles, 470 miles
Altitude: 124 meters
Weather: blue sky with clouds 60-75F
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
FINISHED FIRST HALF
Roses bloom richly in this region. The air carries the heavy scent of roses. Nature seems to be the best horticulturist.
Motivation ~ Day 33 ~ May 9, 2014
Day 33, May 9
14 miles, 400 miles total
Altitude: unlisted
Weather: overcast, partly cloudy 58-77F
Uzan
Some days you need a little more than other days.
The Understatement ~ Day 30 ~ May 6, 2014
Day 30, May 6
12 miles, 356 miles total
Altitude: unlisted
Weather: overcast 58-73F
Lanne-Soubiran
The understatements shine when you look.
Long and Winding Road ~ Day 29 ~ May 5, 2014
Day 29, May 5
17 miles, 344 miles total
Altitude: unlisted
Weather: sunny 58-78F
Manciet
Happy Birthday Christine
It was a long and winding, and long and straight road today. The legs and feet move automatically. Endless vineyards. Many glimpses of the Pyrenees which look capped in Italian meringue.
Ode to Mud ~ Day 22 ~ April 28, 2014
Day 22, April 28
14 miles, 252 miles total
Altitude: 725 feet
Weather: rainy, cloudy, partial sun 38-58F
Lauzerte
Mud
It is made with water.
It is removed by water.
Mud.
If ~ Day 21 ~ April 21, 2014
Day 21, April 27
13 miles, 2438 miles total
Altitude: 400 feet
Weather: sunny and stormy 34-60F
Lascabanes
Au Revoir Joanna
If today’s weather were a person, it would be a two year old.
If today’s weather was a Shakespeare play, it would be Hamlet,
If today’s weather was I symphony, it would be Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries.
If today’s weather was an actress, it would be a diva.
If today’s weather was an entree, it would be Shrimp Diablo.
It truly was an accelerating day. Muddy clothes are clean and drying on the clothes line.
Linda Scandore 