Day 2 - Quillian to Ax Le Thermes

Wow, what a day. We left Quillian in the Pays Cathars along the Aude River to cruise up on our first Plateau in the Pyrenees at a level of 3,000 feet - this is the mid-pyrenees before we hit the high Pyrenees tomorrow. There were two other Cols on the Plateau de Sault including Sept Feres and Chioula before we decended nearly 2k feet in 8km before landing at our farm house in Ignaux.

It was a hot day, probably low 90's feeling hotter in exposed sun along the climbs. Deb, Peter and Sue had quite the excursion today as they went to fetch Susan's luggage from the bowles of easyjet at Toulouse airport (as it never arrived, they never called and wouldn't answer phones). Apparently it was more adventure than they bargained for...but we all joined together with a great meal at some outdoor restaurant on the major square in Ax Le Thermes. We practiced our FLOG's (pictures later for what is the French Look Of Bother). We think Guy is near to perfecting his...including the American Look Of Confusion (A-FLOC). Susan appropriately named our adventure as the Tour de Flog.

Now nestled in our hilltown farmhouse, I head to bed with the days stats:

Temp: low 90's (sunny)
Miles: 48
Time: 3 hours 15 min
Elevation: 4800 feet
Foie Gras Factor: none
Crown: Debbie for prior day's driving (Guy initiated a new award to be given just prior to the 9am map reading)