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Photos from Week 2 |
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Breakfast at St Paul de Fenouillet: Camping l'Agly (named after the River Agly which has carved out the nearby 500 feet deep Galamus Gorge) was a delightful and welcoming base for our 5 day stay at St Paul de Fenouillet, thanks to Hélène et Jean-Luc's hospitality |
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Queribus castle: the first of the medieval castles in le Pays Cathare which we visited. Set on a 700m high crag, it looks out over the Roussillon plain with distant views of the high Pyrenean peaks such as Canigou to the south | |
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Peyrepertuse castle: from the vantage point of the 800m 13th century castle, you look down on the lower 11th century fortifications which fill the entire length of the precipitously rocky spur. How this castle was ever taken, other than by siege, defies imagination |  |
Snowy slopes of Carlit Peak: a late spring fall of snow earlier in the week added to winter's covering. This combined with perfect weather conditions gave us the chance for one of the best mountain days in a long time. Our overnight camp at 2000m added further to a very satisfying culmination to this week |
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