Sometimes it looks like everyone around is losing their head, or we seem to have more than our fair share of arseholes dominating the scene, no one is interesting anymore. No escape from the insane and inane. The energy sucking conts the world over. Boring boring boring. Now there is a three word slogan! We are in the Boring Straits! Then you hear these little snippets of news that refresh your soul and energise your mind. We live near the Pyrenees, the Spanish bit, ( the sunny side), a town at the foothills. There are all these ancient mountain passes waiting to be explored. Ancient routes trampled and rambled on in all sorts of situations. Smugglers routes, paths that helped people escape or do trade, take their herds, you get the picture. Well, French couple who live here, who are in their seventies, are planning to visit one of their daughters in France. They have decided to walk and take a donkey with them, to carry the suitcases. Watch this space!!