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1973 Pyrenees Photos -1 |
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Departing Southampton docks: the web site would not be complete without the traditional 'Sheila at ship's rail' photo. We think the date was 16 September 1973, and judging by the wind, it must have been a pretty rough Channel crossing |
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Shopping for lunch: we naturally took full advantage of shopping for lunch in the market of towns through which we passed. In 1973, there were few if any autoroutes, and rather less traffic than today's crowded world. The journey south may have been slower but was so much more relaxed | |
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Sheila's birthday 1973: by this time of the year, many camp sites were already closed. We therefore had to 'wild camp' in the forests of Les Landes south of Bordeaux. This small ridge tent served us well for several years |  |
Hillman Imp: our first car may only have been small, but it gave us sterling service. Here it is parked on a high mountain road somewhere in the French Pyrenees. Notice Paul's hair length, fashionably unkempt in the spirit of the times |
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