Ken's 2nd ancestral tour through
Spain & France - Index

This was a trip we took in May 2004. A bit of background is necessary for the genealogy bit & this is largely in Patrick Delaforce's book (although this is currently being revised) & on Ken's family tree pages to avoid boring people only interested in this pleasant part of the World. I managed to keep most of the receipts for once, so note that the prices are May 2004.

The reference to 'green roads' are those marked on thr maps with green lines alongside. These are supposed to be particularly pretty & usually are. But many of the ungreened roads are, as well. The 'back to the Index page' link symbol on the left of the titles used in this site are the Arms of Navarre.

In this site, bold links are to other parts of the Delaforce material e.g. link to the Force Scrapbook Index. Alternatively, if you are really interested in Delaforce family connexions, you can download a .pdf book of most of the photos I took in decent sizes & the text on the pages below (10MB, so only do it if you have a broadband connexion).

In the contents list below, the relevant ancestor is sometimes listed. The trip concluded with two two-night stays with 'chateau socialist' friends.

Day One - London to Formiguères

Day Two - Formiguères to Huesca (Dadildis de Pallars)

Day Five - Bilbao to Iruña (Kings of Navarre)

Day Six - Iruña to near Biarritz (Loup II, Duke of Gascony)

Day Seven - Exploring Larbord & Fuenterrabia (Fortun, Vicomte de Larbord & Sir Bernard de la Forssa)

Day Eight - near Biarritz to Sorrèze

Day Nine - Sorrèze & Castres

Day Ten - home