'The Tour de France' week was very busy and Steve, Graham (a friend) and I rode up to the Col d' Aspin and 1 km beyond, to watch the riders climbing up towards the Col from Arreau. It was a brilliant day and boy did we enjoy the ride down on our bikes, passing the traffic jam of cars all trying to get through the bottle neck at St. Marie and on towards Bagneres. It was well worth the effort of the ride up.
Our friends Mary & David from Hebron Connecticut, (who we first met in Dunstable, when our first children were born 28years ago) arrived for a very short visit, only 3 days. We took them on a walk via the Tourmalet up to the Pic du Midi, the views were spectacular, the last part of the walk from the old observatory up to the Pic du Midi was quite steep and hard going but the satisfaction when you got to the top made it all worth while. Mary and David were also lucky to be in Bagneres for 'Bastille Day' there is always a big firework display so we booked an outside table at the Casino for dinner that evening and after a very nice meal, sat in comfort with our drinks and watched the fireworks. It was a really enjoyable evening.
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