As I set off for my walk today, I was not 300 metres from the house when I saw a couple of these lovely critters - wolves. These are not my pictures because unfortunately I did not have a camera with me.
We were told only a few days ago that the person who now owns Puivert castle has some wolves there - I assume the two I saw had managed to get out for a walk of their own.
We are told at the wolf sanctuary not too far from here in the Pyrenees that it is a complete myth about wolves attacking humans and that there is no known case of it happening. I am always telling people this but was still a little trepidatious to be faced with a couple.
It seems that the activity I came across yesterday in the woods - multiple gendarmes and sounds of machinery in action - was related to some human bones found up there. Some hunters at the weekend discovered part of a human skull and now the police investigation has found some more bones. The machinery I heard was probably something being used to sift the soil.
Isn't life exciting here in Sleepy Hollow?
Don't forget to have a look at my other blog, about the hopeful resurrection of my running career by casting cushioned shoes to the wind. Click here
4 comments:
Hi Vic, enjoying your blog. I'm going to be in Quillan in Feb and plan to walk one stage of the Sentir Cathar to Puivert. Do you know if there are any taxis available in Puivert to drive me back to Quillan?
Best
Martin
Hello Martin. You didn't give me any means of communicating with you so I hope you will look at my blog again so that you see this.
We shall be in New Zealand in February otherwise it would be interesting to meet. However, if you look at the following webpage about the Sentier Cathare, scroll down the page until you see item F about taxis. Taxi du Quercorb have a resident driver in Puivert so she should be able to whip you back to Quillan. There are no buses, unfortunately.
Oops! Forgot to put the link:
http://www.lesentiercathare.com/fr/preparer-randonnee/les-services.php?tfo[page]=4
Hi Vic
Thanks for the link. I'll be back in Quillan (staying at my mother-in-law's) house in the Summer. Would be great to meet up for a beer in Puivert then if you're up for that? My email is martinxo @ gmail.com
I'm going to order a copy of your book, looking forward to reading it.
Best
Martin
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