Sunday, 24 September 2017

A fortnight of cheese sandwich lunch stops


Day 1: With view towards Bagnères de Luchon (1230m).


Day 2: Pic de Bacanère (2193m).


Day 3: Carrefour d'Uls (1820m).


Day 4: From Gîte d'Eylie en Haut (990m).


Day 5: Cabane de Bessett (1494m), looking back at what has already been climbed and descended in the morning.


Day 6: Between Col d'Auédole and Pas de la Core (1550m ish).


Day 7: Auberge des Deux Rivières (541m).


Day 8: Soggy cheese sandwich in lashing rain with zero visibility, Col de Pause (1527m).


Day 9: Salle de manger, Gîte Saint Lizier d'Ustou (740m).


Day 10: Passerelle d'Ars (1485m).


Day 11: Col de Bassiès (1933m).


Day 12: Former aqueduct, above Marc (1010m).


Day 13: Barrage de l'Etang d'Izourt (1647m).


Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Meeting the neighbours

All happening in Homerton this evening ... traffic collision outside the block turns out to be our suspected local dealers trying to execute a handbrake turn in order to get away from a police pursuit. The driver missed the turn and hit a neighbour's car instead, which then rolled into another neighbour's car. The driver legged it leaving his girlfriend to deal with the police, two of whom ran after the driver eventually tackling him on the green. They've just brought him back kicking and screaming ... literally. 
Meanwhile half the street has come out to watch the performance and piece together what happened, swapping notes and perspectives from our various vantage points, having a laugh at the poorly planned escape attempt and commiserating with the car owners. Conviviality in action! It may not be pretty but it works.