Andorra

Took a round about route to Andorra via the 5km Cadi tunnel which avoids the long drive over the Toses pass. The weather was fine and the scenery very impressive although it makes for tiring driving. We were heading for a site near the border with Spain, which we overshot and ended up doing some unscheduled shopping in Andorra. The approach from Spain is actually downhill, which came as a bit of a surprise and the site is only 300yds from the border.

Met a Danish family on the site with a huge caravan towed by a Rover 75 which had burnt out its clutch getting here and lost so much power he couldn't tow the van home. Now waiting for SOS to help. Told us that England had beat Slovenia - a result at last !

Drove thru middle of Andorra which opens out into a town packed with shopping centres and then further north the mountains start in earnest as we reached the ski resorts of Encamp and Soleu which are not motorhome friendly with height barriers. Reached the border with France via the Elvira tunnel emerging at 6500ft to a border duty free shopping centre at the appropriately named Pas de la Casa. Stopped to do a bit of shopping of course and a last 'menu del dia' before a long winding descent of 4000ft down to the small French town of Ax-les-Therms.