Hillwalking (Haut Pyrenees) 7:30:00 [3] 15.0 km (30:00 / km) +930m 22:54 / km
Needed an easier day again so opted for lakes circuit I'd earmarked for a wet one. Even though the sun was shining. From Pont d'Espagne went up the right hand side of the river for a change to Pont du Cayan, then climbed steeply up beside the waterfall spotted on day 1. Paused at the lovely Lac de l'Embarrat and ate some food, then climbed the zigzags to the Lac du Portet. There was something a little bit Welsh about the descent past Lac Nere, where the outsize Pic de Cambales dominated on the right. As we dropped to the Wallon refuge we reentered familiar country, and after a drink we wandered back down the Marcadau valley for the last time. The cloud encountered lower down was a sign of things to come.
