Got in this morning at 0330hrs after a bender. Of course I awoke at about 1000hrs so decided to go for another easy, standard, repeat Sunday (175km ) ride to clear my head for a sugar fix at La Mongie ski station, returning by Ossun/Lourdes airport to see if there were any more planes parked up than from last time. They're parked up awaiting recycling and stripping.
I rode to Bénéjacq and from here on to an elevated route to St Vincent which enables you to come into Lourdes for a change from the normal route. After riding south out of Lourdes and by passing Argelès Gazost, you take the route to Super Barèges ski station. The going is good surface tarmac, twisties galore as you start to climb towards the peaks.
Getting closer to snow.
A look down from the summit of Col du Tourmalet. Cold enough today on high.
The usual drop down into la Mongie for a sugar fix at a café called The Killarney of all things. It's the last café on the RHS out of the town and you can park the moto close to the tables. There's an ATM about 30m away if you need it.
There's always a mountain dog lazing about....
At lower altitudes the snow has started to disappear.
I head down after my sugar fix and see vultures circling and catching the thermals, so I stop for a couple of snaps.
They're proper vultures with the bendy neck
When I descend I can't be bothered riding up Col d'Aspin so I head north to get warmer air and riding on through Tarbes to Ossun airport to have a wee look at the parked up aircraft.
This is the view behind.
Some plane pics then home at an easy hangover pace.
I'll not tell any one how to suck eggs, but if any one is riding the region from the northern Spanish ferry ports and would like good route advice for my general area both of Spain and France by all means just ask, if you so desire.
Ride safe.
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