Travelling

 Max and Andrea lured us away from Esperaza yesterday, to the oyster sheds near Leucate...

Luckily Andi and Bob don't like oysters!!! They had large imported prawns while Max and I chortled through our good luck :)  Just the best oysters IMHO

Max is famous in my lexicon for discovering new places so when he pulled off  the road and headed into the wilds  it was with bated breath.... and there was a Spanish castle, huge, glorious, used to keep the French out of Spain in the 15c.  The Fort de Salses is where we were. Spectacular.

(Thanks to Andi for this photo)

Amazing that this is two hours from Esperaza (on the old border twixt Spain and France-) and non of us had even heard of it - well staffed and agreeably comfortable, nice little museum, a soupcon of contemporary art and above all astonishing architecture.  Big cheery thanks to Max and Andi...

then apero with Margret and John, back in Esperaza for awhile. 

Margaret didn't want a large party for her birthday so is getting several :) hahahaha