Way home…
1. Last boondocking with view on the ocean, not far from Bilbao, while it is raining…
2. Starter with local products!
3. Emile’s happy!
4. Quietness…
5. The rain stops, giving way to a few colors at sunset.
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9. … The Basque coast falls asleep..
10. I wanted to discover Canfrang train station for a long time, this curiosity nestled on a pass of the Pyrenees, at an altitude of 3,900 feet elevation. I had seen images when it was disused and I’m surprised to discover that it had been completely renovated and rehabilitated into a luxury hotel!
11. Surprising to find such a building in the middle of the mountains, isn’t it?
12. We reach Pont d’Espagne where we cannot sleep, the bottom of the valley having been closed to traffic after a huge paid car park in which it’s forbidden to sleep. Here the Cerisey waterfall going down towards Cauterets where we spend the night in a campingpark.
132. We head back towards Switzerland along the northern foot of the Pyrenees and discover a beautiful cave on our route: the Mas d’Azil cave. The cavity was dug by the river which runs through it and it’s so large that the road also crosses it.
14. We sleep north of Carcassone to discover the ruins of the Four Castles of Lastours.
15. It is the small roads of the Cevennes that bring us back home…
16. Crossing the village of Mourèze…
And that’s it for these too short summer vacations where VivaLaVida has covered 2,600 miles.
The next articles will tell you about some fall outings…
Thank you for your loyalty to this little blog! 🙂
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Hi..good day from Canyon, living this month up N of SF.. Redeveloping ones appreciation for home. Vida has nice designs..this is a tiny view of her entranceway.. And I like the placement of microwave up in the loft, the colored cabinets, your tear high cam, the sparetire jack- lift & shovel..curious how its rear lock box is utilized- and how you like the diesel heater..and do you bake and do you use a 12v bed warmer… Thank you both for this yrs. terrific pictorial road shares ..sincerely- Canyon🌄
Hi Canyon,
Not too cold up North of SF?
What do you mean by “high cam”? If you mean the black dome in front of the roof, it’s a remote HID light, very usefull to look for a place to stop by night.
I use the rear box to cary an axe, a saw, two folding tables, hose to fill water, and a small gaz cooker.
I definitely love the Webasto diesel heater : very efficient, quick to warm interior when you come back after a hiking day, quiet. I couldn’t want something better. No need for a bed warmer!
Cheers