Prepping: cleaning bikes and having a few beers and getting sunburnt
Mingling: with Germans, Swiss, Kiwis, Aussies
Climbing: steadily up 20kms... 30kms... more
Lunching: picnic after cycling to Calatayual
Enjoying: Aussies swinging off the back
Slurping: coffee at Oloron Sainte Marie
Swimming: in hotel pools
Staying wet: 20' in the rain
Becoming “Learn-ed”: soaking up the history
Feeling chilly: about 10’ at the top of Col de Marie Blanque (1035 metres), the Col du Soulot (1474 metres) and several other Cols
Soaking it up: taking heaps of photos
Sipping: more coffee on the Col D Aubisque (1709 metres)
Contemplating: Holy Water in Lourdes
Anticipating: the Tourmalet , Aspin, Peresourde climbs and much, much more
