Here we are (Mel and Faith) on the Portella Blanca pass, one foot in Languedoc and one foot in Cerdanya, at the crux of a 10 day backpacking trip through the Pyrenees last summer. We were walking the Route des Bonhommes (the Cathar Route) between Foix in France and Baga in Spain. Portella Blanca is one of the mountain passes that the last Cathar "good men" used, to cross between the two countries undetected among the annual migrations of shepherds and their livestock.We've almost always taken holidays where our itinerary has been open 'till the last minute, but this trip was especially memorable,
and so we decided that, before night begins to fall and we're forced to camp, we'd better do some more travelling. Shall it be Saga Holidays or independent travel?We've chosen the second option.
And so, by the end of March we'll both have quit our jobs and set off on a journey that will take in Andalucia and Morocco in April and May, then Thailand and Australia between June and September. There is a theme - or at least a motive - that unites the two halves of the trip, and it involves satisfying an ambition to experience two mediterranean springtimes in the same year ... hmmm we shall see.
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Avast behind me hearties, tis' a fine blog me thinks ye 'ave. We wish ye good winds, calm seas and fine ale houses. So we raise ye tankards to ye both. Splice ye the mainbrace weigh ye the anchor and set sail. And await another message in a bottle from ye scurvy crew when ye lay anchor next....
Hi you 2. This is your antipodean cousin here. Can't wait till you come to see us. This is great being able to follow your trip. I'm very jealous. We would love to live your dream.
Did anyone else feel that Mel Gibson's remake of the classic Life of
Brian wasn't anywhere near as funny as the original?
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