Thurs.6^th June :

Another brilliant sunshiny morning saw us backtrack a little to Dorres, high in the mountains, for a therapeutic soak in thermal waters in granite pools…

it was relaxing and most enjoyable until we were inundated by a group of chattering schoolchildren who took over to such an extent that all the adults in the pools moved away.  There was room for everyone, it’s a shame that the schoolteachers in charge didn’t show more consideration.  Despite this annoyance, we did have a lovely hour or so lazing in the sunshine before we moved on to Collioure on the Mediterranean coast, our overnight stop.  On our way we stopped for lunch at a picnic spot that we had spotted when we were on the little yellow train.

What a magic little town Collioure!  So glad we visited now though and not in the height of summer as I imagine it would be overrun then with holiday makers. 

 Fri.7^th June : 

 It was nearly midday when we left Collioure and headed north, bypassing Perpignan and Narbonne on our way to Narbonne Beach, our intended overnight stopping place.  On arrival there, we found that the reception office was closed and we had 30 minutes to wait till it reopened, so walked around the camping park, didn’t like it much and decided to move on.  When we reached our next choice, we were surprised by the sight of a few naked males strolling around,

Obviously a nudist camp and didn’t fancy any of them anyway so moved on again, this time to Valras Plage, to a large camping park, one of many here, with a huge swimming pool with water slide, restaurant, bar, supermarket and a short walk to the beach. 

Sat.8^th June :  Back to wintery weather I’m afraid… a lazy morning followed by a bike ride in between showers.  At least, it was supposed to be in between showers but it rained quite heavily while we were out.  We did manage to find shelter a couple of times and wait until the rain eased but still got a bit wet. Mike finally found a hairdresser who wasn’t too busy to cut his hair!  He was beginning to look like an old hippie as it has been more that two months since his last cut back in Oz

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It’s mid afternoon now and though it’s still overcast and windy, the sky looks to be lighter, so here’s hoping.  We’re here for another night, giving Boris a day off and ourselves a lazy, relaxing time doing as little as possible!