A French Connection

Tony and Lynn's Home.

The view from their home includes local farms and the Pyrenees Mountains.

Tony and Lynn live near the village of Araujuzon.

We stayed with Tony and Lynn and helped them with tasks around their homestead as they prepare their to be a bed and breakfast and much more!

Our stay came complete with a comfortable room and in suite bath.

Here is Jenny working on the trough flower garden that we helped Tony move across the front yard.

Working in the garden picking currents.

Cleaning mortar from the brick in the upstairs bedroom fireplace.

Chef Tony!

Here is Jenny working on a bed for one of the rooms at Tony and Lynn's.

Chopping and stacking wood! Helping Tony and Lynn to be prepared for the winters to come!

Tony and Lynn at the Boucherie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie.

To add to the incredible food and the graciousness of our hosts....they also have a wonderfully well behaved special dog named Otto. Otto naturally sits pretty!

Tony and Lynn fed us well and provided an authentic and enriching experience. We greatly enjoyed getting to know them. Our evenings were filled with wonderful conversation. It seems we are kindred spirits.

Thanks to the encouragement and support of Tony and Lynn, Jenny and Andy went to the Pyrenees Mountains to do some camping and exploring.

We headed towards Lescun in the Valley of Aspe, along the Gave d'Aspe River

Lescun is a mountain village at the base of Pic d"Anie

From Lescun we headed up towards Plateau de Sanchese

Jagged nature of the 100 million year old Granite and Limestone of the Pyrenees mountain range near Lescun, France.

This is the waterfall at the Plateau de Sanchese and just below Pic d'Ani.

Pic d'Anie

Plateau de Sanchese

We also explored in the next valley over, called the Valley of  Gave d'Ossau .