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The path up from Encamp started off like a motorway as the GR11 shared the route with other local paths and actually other GRs. (Not used to this !)

But our path soon turned off and followed up the side of the river, climbing slowly but surely. Through the trees we could occasionally see the next range of mountains but it was close and windless and the flies were swarming around us like that character from Peanuts – so it was more of a head down and get through it sort of climb.

The last hour was better, out into the hills again as we made our way to the Refugio. And, very nice it is too – the best yet – and we have a room only for us so only ourselves to blame for the snoring and bad smells..

The weather closed in later this afternoon and it has rained all evening. Fingers crossed that it is clear again tomorrow as we have a long, high level day ahead of us through to the next refuge. (And we have both sent our waterproof trousers back home on the basis that we hadn’t needed them so far !)