Ax Les Thermes France to Andorra

 This morning we picked up Harry from the garage, the clutch was going smoothly so we set off south. We are going to Ax Les Thermes then across the Pyrenees to Andorra and eventually to Spain.

We left Toulouse using minor roads to look for a laundromat in the suburbs. After giving up we decided to head for the motorway and in the last town we overshot the road and drove through a shopping car park to turn around.  We couldn’t believe our eyes, in the car park was a large blue box with an open front and lo and behold 2 washing machines and a dryer. 

 

It seemed a funny way to do the washing but certainly suited us.

Once on the motorway it didn’t take long before we started to climb, it is still very cold, about 10 deg C.
 and now we could see snow on the Pyrenees

Our next stop was Ax Les Thermes in the Pyrenees.  We knew about this town as Sandra and Graham visited it on their way to Andorra in 1985, it is famous for its snow and thermal springs

We set up in the caravan park then off to spend some time in thermal baths. It is the first time I have been really warm for weeks

All good things must come to an end and off we set for Andorra.

Soon we were climbing this very steep switchback road. Harry was cold, I was getting terrified we would slip and Kevin was getting a headache from listening to me as well as listening to Harry to make sure he wasn’t groaning. (You can tell we come from a very flat side of Australia.)  This photo was taken a bit further up the mountain, the red line shows part of our climb, the rest is hidden around the other mountain.

I don’t know why I was worried. As we travelled further it was bright blue sky as we passed the ski slopes and then stopped for coffee.     

We stopped at a shop to check out the drinks situation and found some very nice liqueurs to take along with us. You could buy them in 1 litre plastic bottles. Ideal for packing under the seat in our cellar.

Next it was through the border and into Spain.

More soon!! Too Busy Looking!!!