Friday September 28, 2007
Last evening was a little brisk, so we set a roaring fire to soothe the savage beast. We actually got out the space heaters to take off some of the chill. The 2 foot thick walls do a nice job of keeping in either heat or cool. But, by this morning the wind had disappeared and the temperature was on the rise. So after breakfast, we headed out for the market at Sigean – apparently not to be missed. It actually only took up one small square in Sigean, but there was enough for Jackie to find an outfit. Following market, we headed south for Fortress de Salses – a really well preserved Spanish fort, built when this part of the world was Spain. Like many French monuments, we were obliged to take a guided tour in French. Fortunately our guide here spoke impeccably slow and precise French that we could follow.
After our fort tour, we headed off into the hills and found a spectacular pique nique spot overlooking the Pyrenees. On this sunny and warm day this was a nice treat considering the rotten pique nique weather we’ve had in the past few days. Our journeys down the valley took us to Tautavel where they found the 450 000 year old man. Of course we arrived over the lunch hour and failed to get entry, but did peek in the windows and see everything for free.
From Tautavel, we pretty much headed home and arrived for some terrace time in the sun. This is the first time in two weeks that we’ve actually enjoyed the afternoon here in Fraisse and we leave tomorrow, so how fortunate we were to have this day. We did some packing for tomorrow’s departure and loaded the precariously perched Renee ( that’s our Renault) who had some difficulty getting into place today. Then we had a wonderful final meal in the south. The weather has been a little uncertain here but it’s been more good than bad, so we are content to now make our way to the Loire Valley.
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