Day 10
Awoke to another perfect day – blue sky and 75. Kristen and I went exploring with flashlights around the house. Went on the swing, went in the pool, wrote in the diary. Momster made us eggs for breakfast.
Around 12:30 we headed north towards Limoux. Walked around the arcaded main square and found a neat store where we got a serving bowl (olive theme), wood hand painted tray (fruit theme), paper towel holder (hen theme) and Christmas ornament (reindeer theme) for $100.
Oh yeah, Jill and I had a picnic lunch while Kristen slept in the car – what a treat. Just like old times.
Took another Thomas Cook drive east of Limoux. Started out with some nice small towns and turned into road rally time on single lane Corbieres roads with little of interest to anyone but the driver.
Stopped in the town of Termes and admired their 12th c. church. Wanted to pull the bell ropes but refrained. Wanted a café but there was none. Admired the high water marks on a main building – this year’s flood was in June, about 2’ up the building. (8’ – 10’ above the riverbed.) One from the 1890’s was about 20’ above the riverbed.
Terminated the Thomas Cook tour with te intention of visiting a dinosaur museum in Esperanza. Instead, stopped at the pretty Chateau D’Arques. Kristen and I climbed to the top of the 4 story keep and waltzed while I hummed the Blue Danube Waltz.
Stopped in Quillan at a café for beverages. Too noisy on the main street. Came home, finally caught up on the diary while smoking another Cuban and enjoying a nice $4 bottle of Corbieres wine, while Kristen does her own whining.
Dinner tonight at Les Trois Quilles. Clouds and a little thunder, but no rain in sight.
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Trois Quilles was a little disappointing. Dave – snail terrine, rabbit, good cheeses, fruit and sorbet. Kristen – veggies, omelet, vanilla glace. Jill – veggies, veal, sorbet.
Day 11 >>>
Oh yeah, Jill and I had a picnic lunch while Kristen slept in the car – what a treat. Just like old times.
Took another Thomas Cook drive east of Limoux. Started out with some nice small towns and turned into road rally time on single lane Corbieres roads with little of interest to anyone but the driver.
Stopped in the town of Termes and admired their 12th c. church. Wanted to pull the bell ropes but refrained. Wanted a café but there was none. Admired the high water marks on a main building – this year’s flood was in June, about 2’ up the building. (8’ – 10’ above the riverbed.) One from the 1890’s was about 20’ above the riverbed.
Terminated the Thomas Cook tour with te intention of visiting a dinosaur museum in Esperanza. Instead, stopped at the pretty Chateau D’Arques. Kristen and I climbed to the top of the 4 story keep and waltzed while I hummed the Blue Danube Waltz.
Stopped in Quillan at a café for beverages. Too noisy on the main street. Came home, finally caught up on the diary while smoking another Cuban and enjoying a nice $4 bottle of Corbieres wine, while Kristen does her own whining.
Dinner tonight at Les Trois Quilles. Clouds and a little thunder, but no rain in sight.
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Trois Quilles was a little disappointing. Dave – snail terrine, rabbit, good cheeses, fruit and sorbet. Kristen – veggies, omelet, vanilla glace. Jill – veggies, veal, sorbet.
Day 11 >>>
