Well, had to happen I suppose. Lost Phil today. Not my fault though. We made it to Andorra together and lunch at McDs but from there it went pear shaped. A few miles up the road is a viewpoint, high up in the mountains. That was to be our next stop. It was mine. Meanwhile Phil's satnavs, yes he has two for some reason I don't quite understand, stopped working. Once the inevitable happened and he lost sight of me, he had no idea where he was going. So that was the last we saw of each other until the hotel.
The viewpoint itself, is a metal structure that hangs out over the valley. They charge to go on it. I didn't pay. The walk to it offers some great views anyway. Having spent about 15 minutes at the place and with no sign of Phil, I thought he may have gone on to the fuel stop. I got there but no sign, so decided to just carry on. with no phone, there was no way of contacting him. I was just hoping he hadn't had an accident or something.
The ride out of Andorra and into France was interesting, with some very twisty roads. Not long into France, I encountered some rain, a reasonable shower but not enough to really wet me that much and as I could see it was brighter ahead, I didn't stop for the proofs. That proved OK, for the time being but as I went higher into the Pyrenees, it got colder but also quite foggy. After a while I stopped to put my down gilet on and the proof jacket. They warmed me up a treat. I never saw any more rain.
Arriving in Carcasonne I had a fantastic view of the walled city. I had planned a stop for a photo op but with no phone or camera that was a waste of time. I half expected to find Phil at the hotel but no. I checked in and staright away got the laptop out to whatsapp call/msg him. He wasn't that far behind me but had had quite an adventure getting here and a very wet one too.
We ate just up the road in a Taco place, though the Tacos look more like burritos to me. They do all sorts though, so I had a chicken burger and some cheesy bacon fries. Phil, yes, you guessed it, a salad, though he did have chips too. It was another beerless night for me too! This isn't like my usual trips. 5 beers in 7 days, is verging on teetotal!
If we are lucky tomorrow we will avoid the rain, following it as it moves east. Our destination tomorrow is a place called Gap in the French Alps, about 278 miles away.
Incidentally, the problem with Phil's satnavs, he's used up all the data allowance on his phone. Let's hope he fairs better than today.
Our second week starts tomorrow. It looks like being a wet one early on.
Till then.
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