Ah ha!! Finally we can say we have seen a sunrise. And some of us
didn't even have get out of bed to enjoy it!! Of course some of us
had to get up and be the photographer. Either way, it was fantastic.
The plan for the rest of day was hopefully going to be pretty relaxed
- keep following the green scenic roads. Can't go wrong!
Our road continued to wind its way through the rocky, dry but
beautiful terrain as we entered the Aragon province (I'm sure this
sort of area would have been just as good as NZ for filming the Lord
of the Rings - and with the namesake in the film, could really add
something to it?).
A quick stop round the typical hill top village of Benabarre. Then a
longer stop and stroll about in Graus - where we found the Basilica de
la Virgen de la Peña - an impressive church sitting up on the hill
behind the town.
Now it was time to turn north and start heading back towards the high
peaks of the Pyrenees and France. But before getting too far, we
found the bottom corner of the National Park of Ordesa & Mt Perdido.
This corner, just off the main road from Escalona, boasted the Añisclo
Canyon with its one-way road (for a good reason) that wound up the
canyon, clinging onto the cliffs that made for a very exciting bit of
driving. It was just damm lucky that we didn't have to worry about on
coming traffic also!!
A little hour long walk in the canyon ensured we were able to take in
the peacefulness of this place, then it was up and out of the canyon
where after many 'possibilities' for a decent sleeping spot - we found
'the one' just on dark.
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