The Vagabond Couple: Andorra

Journey Perspective

Shehzadi—the Vagabond Couple's 2024 Toyota Tundra—has now covered enough ground to lap the Earth's equator nearly 1.7 times. The fuel bill alone, at a steady 15 mpg from a twin-turbo i-FORCE V6 producing 389 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, runs to an estimated $11,500 at $4.00 per gallon—not counting the additives required to keep some of the world's more creatively blended gasoline from staging a protest inside the fuel system. That works out to roughly 89 full tanks, or 2,850 gallons of fossilized Cretaceous marine life.

Pont Séjourné viaduct, Fontpédrouse, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

We woke at our campground beside Spain's border with Andorra, after the northbound run from Mar de Pulpí through Valencia, Barcelona and Lleida. Damp pines, dew on Shehzadi and the occasional squeak from Chetak gave the morning a suitably mechanical soundtrack. It was peaceful enough to make the day's border count look like someone else's problem.

Coffee fixed the first problem. Then we rolled out with Shehzadi, our 2024 Toyota Tundra, and Chetak, the Odyssean Journey's Toyota Hilux Invincible-X. The plan was Andorra for fuel and coffee, then back through Spain and into France before ending near Lyon.

Andorra to Lyon Overland: Pyrenees, Pont Séjourné & French Fuel Stops — Post Summary

From our Pyrenees campground we crossed into Andorra with Shehzadi and Chetak, returned through Spain and entered France. The road then carried us past Pont Séjourné, through French motorway fuel stops and the 45th parallel before we camped at Faramans near Lyon.

What's Covered
🧭	Route at a Glance — Spain → Andorra → Spain → France → Faramans
🏔️	Crossing into Andorra — co-princes, Sant Julià de Lòria, fuel and coffee
⛽	France Bound — SP95, SP98, E10 and Latitude 45
🚂	Pont Séjourné — Yellow Train viaduct and Paul Séjourné's unexpected Samarkand connection
🏕️	Camp at Faramans — Camping des Eydoches near Lyon and the next Silk Road leg

Wooden cabins below the Pyrenees near La Farga de Moles, Spain

Our campground near La Farga de Moles, below the Pyrenees and just south of the Andorra border

After crossing from Morocco to Algeciras and driving back through southern Spain, we paused at Mar de Pulpí before turning north again. The rest was brief. Shehzadi had apparently mistaken our driveway for a fuel stop.

In June 2025, we joined the Odyssean Journey and Chetak, their Toyota Hilux Invincible-X, and turned north along Spain's Mediterranean corridor before climbing into the Pyrenees toward La Farga de Moles at the Andorra border.

Mar de Pulpí to Andorra Border Overland, Spain: Valencia, Barcelona & Pyrenees — Post Summary

We left our Spanish base at Mar de Pulpí with Shehzadi and Chetak, mixing Mediterranean motorway miles with Roman, silk-trading, Modernista and Templar Spain before the road climbed into the Pyrenees. The leg ends at a cabin near La Farga de Moles, just short of the Andorra border.

What's Covered
🧭	Route at a Glance — Mediterranean coast to the Andorra border
🚚	Leaving Mar de Pulpí with Shehzadi and Chetak — the two-truck convoy turns north
🏺	Valencia: Holy Chalice and the Silk Exchange — ancient agate and medieval silk commerce
🏛️	Tarragona and Barcelona — Roman Tarraco, Sagrada Família and tapas
⚔️	Reus and Lleida — Gaudí connections and Templar Gardeny
🏔️	Lleida to Torrassa Reservoir — C-13, Noguera Pallaresa and the Pyrenees
🔥	Camping near La Farga de Moles — cabin, reluctant fire and a Roland legend
➡️	Next Stop: Andorra and France — three border crossings and the road toward Lyon

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