Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 7.
Route: Larrau -- Morning walk to Passerelle d'Holzarte
Must-Incur Costs :
None in the morning
The Story
070915: We had a good sleep in Auberge de Logibar. We had some clean clothes and hung them in the car to dry. This is the bed and breakfast - Auberge de Logibar. Clean and decent.
Now, we proceed with today activities -
to do a morning walk to Passerelle d'Holzarte. This is a suspension
bridge that hangs 180 meter above the water. There is no entrance fees required. It took us 1.5 hour to get
there because we stopped a lot to snap photos. Also, the GR10 and GR11 crosses here which means it is a safe area to hike alone. GR10 is a very popular hiking route along the Pyrenees. It was a good thing we did a morning walk because by mid-morning, the sun was up and it got very warm for me despite the cold air.
The GR 10 is a French GR footpath, or hiking trail, that runs the length of the Pyrenees Mountains. It roughly parallels the French-Spanish border on the French side. The GR 11, also known as the ruta Transpirenaica in Spain, is part of the extensive GR footpath network of paths, tracks and trails. It runs through the Spanish Pyrenees, passing only briefly into France near Candanchu. The Grande Randonnée (French) or Gran Recorrido (Spanish) is a network of long-distance footpaths in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. The trails in France alone cover approximately 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi). Trails are blazed with characteristic marks consisting of a white stripe above a red stripe. (Source from Wikipedia)
The GR 10 is a French GR footpath, or hiking trail, that runs the length of the Pyrenees Mountains. It roughly parallels the French-Spanish border on the French side. The GR 11, also known as the ruta Transpirenaica in Spain, is part of the extensive GR footpath network of paths, tracks and trails. It runs through the Spanish Pyrenees, passing only briefly into France near Candanchu. The Grande Randonnée (French) or Gran Recorrido (Spanish) is a network of long-distance footpaths in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. The trails in France alone cover approximately 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi). Trails are blazed with characteristic marks consisting of a white stripe above a red stripe. (Source from Wikipedia)
Ta-da, Passerelle d'Holzarte! It is a bit scary when I walked on the bridge and looked below.
Along the way back, we went off-route and walked down to the river. It is not too much of a detour. The river is right along the path as one walks towards the bridge. I touched the water and it was very cold. No chance to soak my legs here.
The last photo is a slug I saw by the river. It was not too obvious until Prof Sweet Tooth pointed it out. It does not look like a leech though. Next up - to Gorges de Kakouetta we go!
2 comments:
It was odd that the path was dry on our walk uphill, but when we walked by, the surface was wet of moist coming from the mountain side. So sometimes it went pretty slippery on the parts were the path got very narrow. Exciting! ;-)
I don't recall wet path along the way back.
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