4 May 2012

On Saturday 28^th April we travelled north to Cambrils which is a nice town with a small marina. We cycled into the town and had a wander about. It started to rain a bit so we took cover in a coffee shop and we made it back to the campsite without getting wet. Soon after we went to bed the heavens opened and it poured, the campsite had rivers running down the roads, a bit like the weather you have been having at home but warmer.

Heading further north we travelled to Mataro, nothing much to do in the area near the campsite but we did manage to commandeer the television in the bar to watch the motoGP.

Leaving Mataro behind we continued north and crossed the border into France. At the border between Spain and France there is a town called Le Perthus which the border passes through the middle of. The main street is full of shops and Fench and Spanish flock here for bargains. On the Spanish side the shops are mostly tobacco and booze, which is much cheaper than in France so you can imagine the queue on the French side to get into Spain, the traffic tailed back about 3-4 Km. Even though there are over 4000 parking spaces you still could not have found one. We carried on to Argeles-sur-Mer. Another lovely little seaside town so we stayed 2 nights.

We are now heading east and our next stop is at Clapiers just outside Montpellier. We thought we would be able to cycle into Montpellier but it was just a bit too far away so gave it a miss. The site was supposed to be a luxury site but the pitches were not so good so we moved on the next day to Beaurecueil which is just outside Aix en Provence. On the way there we stopped at Aigues Mortes which is a fortified medieval town. We were a bit lazy, because you know how hectic our lives are at the moment, and took the little tourist train round the town. There are about 8000 people live within the walls of the fortress which has got a circumference of 1.6km. After leaving Aigues Mortes we drove through the Camargue and saw the famous wild white horses, black bulls, pink flamingos and the paddy fields. Today we took the bus into Aix en Provence and spent an enjoyable day wandering round the city, watching street artists and drinking coffee.

TTFN