Le Boulou

Whilst we enjoyed staying at L’Estartit again, it was not as magical as the first time, when the area was much quieter, and there were only about a dozen couples on the whole campsite. However we have enjoyed the weather, the pirate re-inactment and of course those hot tubs!

So after one last walk into town this morning, to buy some more pottery, to match our fruit bowl we bought last year, and to stop and watch yet more pirate activity, taking advantage of some photo opportunities, we returned to Marge. The temperature at 12 noon was 34c. Oh dear, Marge doesn’t travel well in the heat.

A quick stop at good old Lidl to stock up, cava at 1.95 euros per bottle, sorry cava fans, Marge is only a small van, and any available space is reserved for red wine.

So after adios Espania, it is now bonjour La France, we have crossed the border, and are staying the night at Le Boulou. We took a walk into the town this afternoon, being Sunday it was very quiet. The main road into the town was lined with giant cacti.

John managed to get a splinter off one, well he would wouldn’t he? The temperature displayed in the centre of town was 38c!

We think as we come up through France, we will soon start to notice a change in the weather. But this evening there is a nice breeze, to sit outside and enjoy.

The aire we are staying at tonight, is outside the wall of the cemetery, so we should have a quiet night! 

Quite close behind us are the mountains of the Pyrenees Orientales.

The van next to us is another small V.W. It is one month old, ours 23 years. Ours cost £10K, theirs around £80K, and their engine is 3 times as powerful as ours! The couple in it are Spanish, about our age, but nice and quiet. That is one thing we will not miss about the Spain, how noisy the Spanish are when in groups.

Tomorrow, we will head towards Narbonne and then turn left towards the direction of Carcassonne loosely following the route of the Canal de Midi which we cycled down to Narbonne a few years ago.