I nearly did last night!!! A really cute girl kept coming to me a dancing in front of Me!! Squids in I thought... Then she fell over and was carried out by 2 of her mates.. I tried to give them directions as to where to take their mate (as in, my hotel room) but they either didn't understand English or I wasn't speaking it....
Patonk .. is that how you say it? .I've watched being played for days now and still don't kn ow what these clowns are up too...
Quite simple. Short Version. Take it in turn to Chuck a cannon ball at the smaller target ball. Any ball can be shifted by hitting it with their cannonball when they throw. Winner has their cannonball nearest to the target ball at the end of the game. Long version: https://www.playaboule.com/Simple_petanque_rules.aspx
Ahhh.... and here was me thinking there must be a point to it!!! Still, I guess it gets you out in the sun and most of em seem to be happy... Some take it a lil seriously... One old boy got upset and through his cannon ball at his buddy and it nearly hit him... that's been today's high light...
Have been to, and stayed in, Llafranc a couple of times. Tamariu is smaller and can be quieter but still has sufficient amenities for my needs. At weekends at this time of year both will probably be busy though as the Spaniards come from the cities (Barcelona and Girona).
Everyone one needs to stop somewhere to have a full recharge of the batteries now and again. It's like reading Herge's adventures on tintin, except he had hair and was taller than 4 ft, and wasn't always on the lash
Agree with Noobie on the battery recharge. If you are on the Med side of Spain the N260 would be a great route towards Bilbao.Loads of great roads off it too.Plus you would pass in the vicinity of Pamplona .I think you would like it.Loads of bars and tapas including Cafe Iruna where Hemingway used to get on the lash amongst other things .I think you would fit right in
Don’t rush back too soon though @chizel, it’s absolutely persisting down here and staying wet for most of the week.
right... where was I heading? im up and nearly packed... one small problem is my phn has gone into melt down mode. the screen is fucked so ive no control.cant even answer it... so no pics or much of me till its fixed or a get a new one... I have this lap top but that's a pain in the hole... ive got my go pro but cant work out how to get the screen working again so I can use it... think its gone into some battery saving mode.. any sensible ideas? mean whiles I shall ride towards Perpignan... not that I can call my mates brother....
Cheap sim free PAYG phone and cheap camera? Or find a phone repair shop - but that would mean you have to stay where you are for another day or so - such hardship
hopefully a phone pro will pick this up. I know little and not suggesting you do this without more advice but - SIM remove/replace or hard reset? did it get wet? wrong charger voltage?
The silent road showyour going love perpignan architecturally very nice and a laid back attitude town
If I ever get there!!! Had a smashing first 2 hours ride today through yet more amazing scenery... Then I got cold and the skys darkened ... Then the heavens opened... And I was back in wet weather kit (for what it's worth) that coincided with shit roads and towns.. Had yet more grief at a tollstation .. I'd pulled off the motorway, which it seemed to make sense to take to make a bit of ground and gieng the weather was no great loss to me, as I had zero fuel.. Card wouldn't work and I spent the next 20 mins arguing with some bird over the machine .. my ticket being in the one that only took cards and her telling me to go to another .. but what about the cue of cars behind me? Well there wasn't one as I baked the bike out as soon as I struck a problem.. She was telling my bike needs to by the barrier . I was telling her it was when my card didn't work the 4 times I tried it.. now it's not to save a fucken headache.. Anyhu I moved to another lane hit help ( as I had no ticket) and started from scratch with another bird .. it was over £1.10 for fucks sake... She kept asking where I'd come from and I kept saying New Zealand .. I don't know where I'd fucken been..other than le lavandou .. I said charge me 100 iffa u you want.. I'm cold I'm wet I'm lost and I want the fucken gate open.. £1.10 appeared on the screen and I through some change at it...
Bloody foreignerschin up and look forward to relaxing with some good food and wine tonight..............tomorrow's another day & don't let the bastards grind you down
