23 June 2009 - Luchon

Having bought a map of the area yesterday, we set off into the woods above the campsite to walk into Luchon via the scenic GR86 route. As it was over 30 degrees it was a bonus that the walk was in the woods as it gave us plenty of dappled shade.

It was a bit steep at first and we're both out of the habit of walking, but it soon levelled out and our lungs got used to the extra effort! We could look out across the valley on quite a few parts of the walk, and also watched the para-gliders coming into land - it seems a very popular pastime over here, especially in the ski resorts.

We were on a mission to get back to the 'van as Andy Murray was about to play his first game at Wimbledon....didn't realise he wasn't going to be on until 4pm! One great bonus about travelling is that we can watch as much of Wimbledon as we like, rather than work getting in the way...weather permitting ;-)