Summer getaway 2012: Across the pond!

My buddy Nicky is a great travelling compadre if you can keep up with her.  This time she led me to the UK for London fun with Glitterati Matt, Bunj, Bill, and Orla, and then to the Spanish coast for San Sebastian's spectacular tapas. And then right up the spine of the Pyrenees for two weeks of hiking through gorges and peaks and meadows.  How thoughtful of the French to have built us a system of comfy mountain chalets serving four-course gourmet meals along the way.  I will never forget the sounds of the sheep bells.