Week-end in Haute Savoie
At the end of August, Emile and I are going to spend the weekend in the mountains. 1. Hike to the Col de Balme. 2. We discover a pretty altitude pond… 3. … that cottongrass highlight. 4.Read More…
Massif Central
1. The night was particularly windy but there is fog in the morning. 2. As I take my breakfast the fog lifts. 3. The trail from my boondocking spot. 4. The locals… 5. Fog game onRead More…
Cahors and Massif Central
It is now time to leave the Pyrenees with a taste of the unfinished while our forced stop in Valence greatly reduced our stay in Spain… 1. Leaving Montgarri in a sunny morning. 2. Pla de Beret. 3. … Read More…
Pyrenees, continuation and end
After crossing the Principality of Andorra where we took advantage of filling up VivaLaVida at an unbeatable price thanks to the special customs status, we take the road toward West again. 1. We find the unpaved trail at Coll de Cabus again. 2. OurRead More…
Pyrenees (2)
1. Wake up at the Pedró dels Quatre Batlles. It is cool but the view is gorgeous. 2. … 3. We take a spectacular trail to go down from the plateau. 4. View toward South. 5.Read More…
Forced stop and start of the Pyrenees mountains
Today, we continue the road towards the Pyrenees. After about fourty miles, I take VivaLaVida on the A6 motorway north of Orange. I take its cruising speed – about 65 mph – and I don’t have done 3 miles that a thudding noise intensifies quickly. No doubt, somethingRead More…
Italian Alps (2)
1. After the Sommeillier, we reached the Pass delle Finestre. Arrived in late afternoon in a thick fog, we decide to sleep there in the hope of better weather the next day. 2. Early next morning, the fog fell slightly. 3. ItRead More…
Small handling error
Sorry if you received an email today announcing the publication of a new article. This is my handling error. The rest of the story is coming soon. 😉
Summer trip 2021, start in France and Italy
Both Emile and I were eager to hit the road after two years without traveling in VivaLaVida. However, while we planned to leave on a Monday, trying to crank VivaLaVida the previous Thursday, no way to start it! I do the diagnostics and identify that it was the injection pressureRead More…
Long mechanical stop finally resolved…
It has been more than two years since I published anything here: VivaLaVida was at a standstill awaiting a solution to a mechanical issue hampering the hot start. It was only at the end of last year that I was able to organize myself to carry out this work.Read More…
D5 Creation