Tour de France Prep - Bonjour from the Pyrenees!

Just off to bed but wanted to leave a message for all the Spyns clients following the blog. It was raining hard today in the Pyrenees so I didn't make it to the top of Tourmalet. Guess I'll have to wait until my next swing through the region next April. I was caught in not one but two herd-jams, a common occurence here, and decided to finally snap a picture. The farmer was driving the steer...on a bike! I guess the region is really TDF crazy.

Here is a brief synopsis of my day:

- Administrative work on the computer from about 7:30 to 9:00
- Excellent breakfast expertly prepared by Corinne, the hotel's charming owner, complete with warm croissants, roaring fire, and their Jack Russel terrier Purdy
- Trip up to see the village of Artouste near the Spanish border as our 2010 Tour de France clients will be taking the high-altitude train to hike around beautiful Lac Artouste
- Reviewed the rides again from Escot to Col d'Aubisque to get the exact altitude gain and distance over the Col de Marie Blanque (a beautiful ride by the way and parts of the terrain look like the Scottish highlands)
- Bought more postcards to send to Spyns former clients (everyone knows my addiction to postcard sending)
- More admin work from about 8 to 11

I may spend another night at the Chateau d'Escot depending on how much I get done tomorrow otherwise I'll be blogging from Bordeaux wine country. Until then, keep training for Spyns 2010 Tour de France trips.

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