have found Internet usage where i can also edit my photos onto my HDD;
The weather is still overcast but set to improve on Saturday.
Hoping to meet up with someone to climb with at orpierre for the next couple of days before i need to make tracks to Italy;
I'm updating photos onto flikr so will add a few in later.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
on my way to orpierre
ok yes this post keeps changing, because of stupid French kbrds and computers crashing when editing posts... am trying to add photos but it keeps messing up the layout etc..
the post was something about driving 1000 miles to the viaduct, having only 2 hrs sleep, see link to flikr for photos (will put more on later);
Also I got a free meal from a nice couple who were stopping in an RV at the viaduct. drove down to the town and spent an evening drinking something thats a cross between hydraulic fluid and antifreeze with some 20 French scramble bikers who were on a club meet, most amusing bunch, but totally nuts, i think they had a similar impression of me when i told them where i was heading.Have spent the last few days in the gorge du tarn climbing with a Polish couple (Chris + Monica) who now live in England so thankfully their English was much better than my polish. The climbing was good but I'm weak; i got totally pumped on a 32meter 6b+, but felt better yesterday as i did a few long 6a's and even found a 7a didn't feel too bad on top rope, should have done it clean after but we went to look at an 8a instead which Chris couldn't link i couldn't even get to the crux on. The drive over to the Rhone valley was great i recommend the road, just wish i was in Stave's Lotus. Mind you had a few moments when i came around a corner and found i was in a head on situation with some French car overtaking a lorry, most amusing but not when your looking out over a fairly steep drop for a few hundred feet. well off for some more climbing and a few beers tonight i think
the post was something about driving 1000 miles to the viaduct, having only 2 hrs sleep, see link to flikr for photos (will put more on later);
Also I got a free meal from a nice couple who were stopping in an RV at the viaduct. drove down to the town and spent an evening drinking something thats a cross between hydraulic fluid and antifreeze with some 20 French scramble bikers who were on a club meet, most amusing bunch, but totally nuts, i think they had a similar impression of me when i told them where i was heading.Have spent the last few days in the gorge du tarn climbing with a Polish couple (Chris + Monica) who now live in England so thankfully their English was much better than my polish. The climbing was good but I'm weak; i got totally pumped on a 32meter 6b+, but felt better yesterday as i did a few long 6a's and even found a 7a didn't feel too bad on top rope, should have done it clean after but we went to look at an 8a instead which Chris couldn't link i couldn't even get to the crux on. The drive over to the Rhone valley was great i recommend the road, just wish i was in Stave's Lotus. Mind you had a few moments when i came around a corner and found i was in a head on situation with some French car overtaking a lorry, most amusing but not when your looking out over a fairly steep drop for a few hundred feet. well off for some more climbing and a few beers tonight i think
Thursday, September 20, 2007
thats it im off.
I'm steeing off tomorrow (21/09/2007) the car has 101600 miles on the clock. lets see how good it is. I guess i'm going to add about 10,000 miles or so.
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