Happy Thursday.
For every adventure there is the alarm clock, waking you up, reminding you that it is time to you. The wonderful thing about a public blog, is there is a feeling once you have announced what you are doing, there is no turning back.
We were packed and in the car, making our way to Andorra by 6:30. Pepi snoozed in the footwell while we chatted. Upon arriving we stopped a few villages away to have a coffee and a sandwich, our fuel to send us onwards and upwards.
After breakfast we noticed the perfectly blue sky had a few more clouds. We discussed that we would go as far and we can, but didn't want safety to be an issue as I have a terribly difficult time descending, especially on this climb, where the summit ridge is a bit of a rock scramble.
We decided we would go as fast as we could to see if we could get up there before the weather shifted.
On our way we enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery. Pepi loved frolicking in the streams for a little refreshing cool down.
For every adventure there is the alarm clock, waking you up, reminding you that it is time to you. The wonderful thing about a public blog, is there is a feeling once you have announced what you are doing, there is no turning back.
We were packed and in the car, making our way to Andorra by 6:30. Pepi snoozed in the footwell while we chatted. Upon arriving we stopped a few villages away to have a coffee and a sandwich, our fuel to send us onwards and upwards.
After breakfast we noticed the perfectly blue sky had a few more clouds. We discussed that we would go as far and we can, but didn't want safety to be an issue as I have a terribly difficult time descending, especially on this climb, where the summit ridge is a bit of a rock scramble.
We decided we would go as fast as we could to see if we could get up there before the weather shifted.
A few hours in and we had arrived to llac negre, or black lake which sits at the base of the mountain. Snow sightings in mid August! Last year when Walid was up here he swam in the lake.
Around here is when I got a little nervous, with 45 minutes to go we were beginning to get rained on. Getting up wouldn't be a problem, however I worried about the slippery rocks on the way down.
After a quick chat with a friendly local we decided it was a passing drizzle, and the real rain would come later. Onwards we went scrambling towards the top of Andorra.
We arrived to the top in just under 3 hours, a new record for us both and were met with astounding views of the french and spanish pyrenees.
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| A view of black lake from above. |
We enjoyed the views, and being at altitude for a few minutes, while a few hikers shared a bit of dog food with Pepi, before heading back down.
On our descent we noticed threatening clouds moving in and scurried a little faster to get to the car.
As you can see by the time we arrived to our base town of Massana the afternoon storms were beginning to settle. We enjoyed our coffee and half a bikini, the amazing spanish grilled ham and cheese, before heading over to France to enjoy a serious dinner!
For those of you following in Spain if you would ever like to join us on a climb, please be in touch!
Thank you again for all of your support and following my blog!
Next adventure...coming September, the Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux. We will be running with a friend, wine tasting along the way, nibbling on oysters before the finish line, and did I mention costume there this year is science fiction? Any guess what a team of 3 runners could put together for a science fiction get up?
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