nos premiers pas

impasse du chapitre, Castelnau Magnoac

day one ( sounds like the house) of our exciting new adventure at au petit bonheur, which translates as a little bit of happiness.
At last we are here and all the upheaval was so definitely worth it. We keep pinching ourselves to make sure that we are not in some wonderful dream or just here for a lovely holiday. 

au petit bonheur

a view of the pyrenees from the village

The Pyrenees which form the spanish and french border are 270 miles long  and in the centre reach some 80 miles in width. They are not the tallest mountains in Europe but i believe they are the longest stretch.

There are many views of the mountains 300 perhaps out of 365...if not more. For a  few months and the odd day here and there you would not believe they even existed unless you were in them. They are elusive, mystical as well as majestic which makes them even more exciting, and i for one cannot get bored of daily mountain gazing.

across the lac another church and the village of
Larroque Magnoac where are friends from Taz have built

Castelnau Magnoac is a market town in the commune of the Haute Pyrenees department in South west France. We are about an hour and a half from the Pyrenees National Park which is close to the spanish border. We are about  two and a half hours away from Biarritz a classic fifties, old french resort, very charming. i love where we are it gives us lots of opportunities for exploration in many european countries as well as France. We are looking forward to it.