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Keith Klein commented on a photo in Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Hi,
Song thrushes, Turdus philomelos. It’s migration season. I’ve seen an entire field covered with these.
Cheers,
Keith

6 months ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on a photo in Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Priceless expression on Dodie's face!

6 months ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on a photo in Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

What a wonderful picture of Dodie! Happy Birthday, Dodie!

6 months ago
Karen Poret commented on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Happy Birthday, Dodie ! It’s a great day when it’s “officially Dodie’s Day” :) 🥳

6 months ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Hey, Grampies!
You must be doing better because I can see your reflection in this with your arm ( and holding the camera) up! 👍

6 months ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Thanks for the Birthday wishes "old man", I'll take the appellation "kid" anytime. Despite Steve's best efforts to reinjure the same shoulder, it does seem to be slowly responding to gentle stretches/range of motion exercises and anti-inflammatories/painkillers. Thanks for asking about him.

6 months ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Happy Birthday, kid! (Anyone younger than I am is a kid)

Good times to remember.

Hope the "shoulder repair" is going well.

6 months ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Eva Walters on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Thanks Eva. I really needed that nourishing food after such a hard day.

6 months ago
Eva Walters commented on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

What an amazing birthday!! Congratulations Dodie and kudos to both of you for making it over the Pyrenees again. So glad you found a good dinner to end the day on a high note.

6 months ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Kathleen Classen on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Thank you. I agree, it is one for the books for sure.

6 months ago
Kathleen Classen commented on Day 68: Maureillas Las Illas to Figueres

Happy Birthday Dodie! It will certainly be one you remember. Dinner was a well deserved reward.

6 months ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 67: Port Leucate to Maureillas Las Illas

Looks like a tsunami getting ready to swallow the building.

6 months ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on Day 66 :Beziers to Port Leucate

Just so you know in case you were aware of it, I think you can take the train the entire way and skip the pass. That’s our plan when we get there, since we aren’t certain we’re up for the climb ourselves.

You can either bike to the Catalonian border at Portbou, or take the French regional. You have to change at the border (the rail widths don’t align for thru trains) but I’m pretty sure you can transfer to the Rodalies (the Catalonian Regional system) and ride all the way to Barcelona if you want, or even further southwest to at least Salou. According to the Rodiales website, ‘normal’ bicycles (e-bikes are OK but not tandems, etc) are allowed on all Rodiales lines as long as there’s room. In Portbou you’d want either the R11 or RG1 line, both of which go to Barcelona.

6 months ago
Bill Shaneyfelt replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on a photo in Day 65: Sete to Beziers

:-)

Or in your dog's fur... We had a long haired dog when I was a kid and he had free run of the nearby woods, so, yeah, that too.

6 months ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Keith Classen on Day 66 :Beziers to Port Leucate

Well hmm, next we get to do that pass and down to Figures. But there is a train in the plan, Girona to Barcelona, and then a spare day in Barcelona!

6 months ago