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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Aches and Pains
Calfs and Quads are a little tender this morning after the steep descent yesterday. Weather, overcast so a good day to get stuff done outside. First off we have a monster internet session to catch up with the blog and … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Mont Rouche
Woke up this morning in a cold cabin under Mont Rouche. After a couple of cups of tea and a cereal bar we set off. More steep climbing up grass to start and then up onto boulders and scree. Summit … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Cabin Leziou
Blue sky Sunday so decision was made to go for Mont Rouche. Head up to the Cabin Leziou in the afternoon, stay there over night and then go up and descend on Monday. After a bit of a late start … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Mizzle Drizzle
Saturday and the weather is lousy. Forecast is much better for the next couple of days and as Breezy is hatching a plan to get up Mont Rouche we decided to bring shopping forward. Off to St Girons for provisions … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Anuk and Rene Visit the Barn
Had a slow morning as from the window we could only just see the bridge and knew the mizzle was settling in. After brekky we were just pondering what to do when Rene and Anuk popped up to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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More tree Felling
An overcast day but great for outdoor work. I did a quick bit of strimming around the outbuilding whilst Al fettled the chain saw, the chain was a bit too slack. We headed off to fell the last tree which … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Last Concrete Floor Down
After brekky Lee arrived with his mate Ben who has aplace over near Foix off for a big day on Mt Rouch ridge so a quick coffee stop before they headed off. We were all prepped from the day before … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Diggin’ Out
Just when you thought we had finished digging, we set about building number 3. Thankfully the last and only 3m x 3m inside but the plan is to put a concrete floor in before putting the roof on. The walls … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Monday
Beautiful day started with brambles on cerial. Out of food so had to shop in St Girons. As ever shopping also meant doing the washin', and rushin' around to get DIY supplies in for the week ahead. All done by … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Sunday Feeling
We woke up to another glorious day not a cloud in the sky but quite chilly. Had our first brambles this season with brekky which are delicious. Hope they last as long as they did last year. We gave … Continue reading
Posted in Summer 2010, The Project
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Ski Breezy
