Tuesday 10/09/24
It's been pretty rainy while we've been in France so we decided to follow in B&T's footsteps and head to Spain in search of some sun. We left on Sunday morning and camped just north of Bordeaux, planning to cross the Pyrenees through the Somport tunnel on Monday.
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| Enjoying an early morning walk after two days in the car. |
We left the campsite early on Monday morning, hoping to miss the rush-hour traffic around Bordeaux (we didn't) and then headed south to Pau. As we got to the end of the toll-road, I spotted a gantry sign that, even with our limited French, we could tell was bad news. 'Accès au Somport fermé'. We weren't sure what was going on so we stopped in a parking area and did some research. It turns out the access road on the Spanish side of the tunnel had washed away overnight and the tunnel would be closed for some months.
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| Photo from https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/intemperies-la-vallee-d-aspe-inondee-la-route-coupee-entre-urdos-et-l-espagne-8293204 |
Some more research later (and some handy tips from B&T) we decided to head to the Atlantic and rather drive around the mountains. The grim weather made the more winding passes available to us very unappealing. As it was, even the route we took through the mountains had one of the tunnels closed, so we ended up travelling in the mist in any case.
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| Detouring over the mountains |
We did, however, arrive safely in a lovely campsite and would stay longer if the weather in the area was a bit better. We're 20 minutes from Pamplona so popped in to do some food shopping this morning and have spent the day relaxing.
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| The campsite is in a very quiet, very pretty part of the world |
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| We love a terraced campsite - everyone has a view! |
We plan on moving further inland tomorrow, still chasing the elusive blue skies and warmer weather.
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