Collioure
Juliet's log: Tuesday 5th No early rise this morning – I woke naturally at 10.05am! – So we spent the morning trying to send emails (unsuccessfully)and jobs around the caravan. This is a free Wi-Fi site but this means it is unprotected and btconnect blocks outgoing emails (- and when we got back home I discovered my e-mail address had been compromised!).
Pm: we decided to go to Collioure for a re-reconnoitre and then see how far we could drive up to Tour de Madeloc which is on the highest peak behind the town. In 1970 we had driven up there almost to the top in old Austin A40 with a slipping clutch. This time we could drive to alt. 450m and then had to walk a winding path for the last 200m in altitude – a lot further in distance. The temp. was 25C even up there but there was a slight breeze. We had amazing views especially N along the coast as it was probably one of the clearest days we could have.
After a quick supper we visited Michael and Annie on their new campsite near Argeles. They wanted to be able to walk into the town but hadn’t realised quite how ‘beachy’ it was around there. We didn’t like the site of its position at all – shady but no privacy with open pitches under the trees.
Lovely day in all.
Collioure
Juliet's log: Tuesday 5th No early rise this morning – I woke naturally at 10.05am! – So we spent the morning trying to send emails (unsuccessfully)and jobs around the caravan. This is a free Wi-Fi site but this means it is unprotected and btconnect blocks outgoing emails (- and when we got back home I discovered my e-mail address had been compromised!).
Pm: we decided to go to Collioure for a re-reconnoitre and then see how far we could drive up to Tour de Madeloc which is on the highest peak behind the town. In 1970 we had driven up there almost to the top in old Austin A40 with a slipping clutch. This time we could drive to alt. 450m and then had to walk a winding path for the last 200m in altitude – a lot further in distance. The temp. was 25C even up there but there was a slight breeze. We had amazing views especially N along the coast as it was probably one of the clearest days we could have.
After a quick supper we visited Michael and Annie on their new campsite near Argeles. They wanted to be able to walk into the town but hadn’t realised quite how ‘beachy’ it was around there. We didn’t like the site of its position at all – shady but no privacy with open pitches under the trees.
Lovely day in all.