moto-iberientour-22

3 Montserrat - Andorra/Canillo

Today over the Col du Toses and La Molina (a definitely cool ski area), the Col du Puymorens (France) to Andorra and over the Port Envalira to Canillo on a camping site.

Between the town of Ripoll and the city of Puigcerda, a challenging winding road, sometimes a bit narrow; I let a lot of knee sliders pass - they are somewhat annoying companions! From Porto it becomes high alpine, the morphology resembles our Alps, only the rock is much darker, almost black. Out of nowhere, a city appears on a plateau in the distance. When I approach, the place turns out to be a grotesque collection of shops of all kinds - amidst an otherwise untouched, almost hostile rock scenery! I briefly consider taking a break here, but witness a heated argument over a parking space and troll down the Envalira Pass. Since I'm very hungry, I stop at a steakhouse.

The campground in Canillo is very basic. It's windy and very cool. Fat rain clouds suggest something bad, so I keep the tent packed and stay overnight in a caravan! I sit half under the awning, half in the evening sun and eat bacon, cheese, bell pepper, baguette. I empty a bottle of red wine. It's windy and quite chilly and the night will be cold!