Smugglers, bandits and refugees

2024-11-27T07:33:00+01:00France, Justin Bell, Mountains and hikes, Pyrenees, Spain|

The GR 10 Trans Pyrenean Way trail involved interminable steep descents and climbs through dense chestnut and holm oak forests. We had seen nobody since we left the highway and border town of Perthus. The summer heat was so intense that I think even the crickets were quiet. Occasionally there ...