Sunday, July 1, 2012

Sun for our Discoverer & Taster week holidays

Last week MountainBug ran two levels of walking holiday - our Taster level, Valleys and Views, and then two levels up, our Discoverer- Lakes, Ridges & Cirques. 

Our guests had a week of glorious sunshine, which led to a lot of rests in the warmth and even a chilly lake-dip in the Neouvielle Nature Reserve.

While the Taster group enjoyed three days of gentle mountain walking with two days centred around sight-seeing (the weekly regional market at Argeles-Gazost and the Pic du Midi Observatory), our Discoverer guest enjoyed taking the high road for 5 days, climbing peaks, visiting mountain lakes, and reaching over 2,500m most days.

We're not sure who had the best wildlife spot of the week. The Discoverers saw eagles, vultures and marmots but the Taster group saw a snake swimming through a lake with a live frog in its mouth...you decide who wins!

Photos from this week's Discoverer - Lakes, Ridges & Cirques
Balcony walk, Cirque de Gavarnie

Ramondia, Cirque de Gavarnie

A refreshing dip with the  Cirque de Gavarnie behind

Another view of the balcony walk

Gentians at the Cirque

Cirque de Troumouse

Bouldering fun in the Cirque de Troumouse


















Photos from this week's Taster- Valleys and Views

A refreshment break in the small village of Viella

The enchanting river at Gavarmie

Off the main drag heading to the meadows, Cirque de Gavarnie

Dragonfly watching - Lac D'Estaing, Val D'Azun

A school kite festival, Lac D'Estaing

View from Plateau Lumiere to Sers, Viey and Luz

Some of the flowers at Plateau Lumiere
Walking across Plateau Lumiere

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