Wednesday 18 August 2021

Next Time I Order Gravel...

...I am getting it from these blokes.

With any luck they would be able to deliver it directly to where I want it, thus removing the need for wheel-barrowing.

On previous days in the Pyrenees we had seen the helicopter wizzing around, either carrying bags or trailing its hook. It was pure chance that had us in the car park of a restaurant on the Col De Tourmalet, looking for coffee, when the helicopter arrived to reload. The restaurant wasn't yet open, but the helicopter was almost as good.

1 comment:

Katie Zeller said...

When we lived in Andorra the helicopters were always busy - délivrions firewood and picking up trash from the refuges in the mountains; rescuing injured hikers; and whatever else needed doing in the remote areas. Part of the training for the 'official' hike leaders was helicopter landing protocol. Our group, of course, was unofficial....

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