| We departed our Aurignac campsite just after a breakfast of croissants. Our destination was Andorra and a village called Soldeu. |
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The Campsite in Aurignac |
Sam & Linda |
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We passed through the French village called Foix with its outstanding architecture.
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| The Town of Foix | Castle |
To reach the Principality of Andorra, we needed to drive up the steep Pyrenean mountain passes (eventually reaching 2300m above sea level!). The two Defenders performed well but we did hold the traffic up along with managing to puff huge amounts of black diesel smoke. This is due to the vehicles being serviced at sea level and affectively being starved of air at altitude.
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| Elsa, the Land Rover puffing up the steep Pyrenean roads | Our first traffic jam near Andorra |
The village of Soldeu caters for the ski season but there is one campsite in the village which is open during the summer months.
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| Roof tiles! | No snowboarding in the town (or is that no overtaking? |
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| Campsite in Andorra | The entrance to the campsite |
