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21.07.08 Monday.
Lourdes to Ayzac-Ost
A damp evening and night, not heavy rain just low cloud, we got up about 07:30 to strike camp having taken our little Laser Competition tents down as soon as it started to rain yesterday. Our ladies' tents are returning with them and can be dried at home, we prefer dry tents to carry as they are significantly lighter than when wet.
The ladies left at 09:00 to drive back to Bordeaux and their flight home, we slowly wandered through Lourdes (and there are some nice bits which are not totally enveloped in the pilgrimage trade) and up the very well ordered cycle track up the valley towards Cauterets. We think this will be a base for us, Ralph, Karl and family until time for the push to the border. The track is of course an old railway line along the Gave de Pau, the river flowing out of Gavarnie – the enormous cirque on the border with Spain. This river joins the Ardour after its more circuitous route to meet the sea at Bayonne.
We have found a small campsite, but this may become increasingly difficult as this one at least is almost full.