The breakfast price for our B&B accommodation was over the top so we walked the 100m to the nearest cafe and had a tasty coffee and pastry for a few euros each instead. The cafe was in full swing, full of the Spanish enjoying their social breakfast-time together. It is quite something to see how the continental lifestyle lends itself to social interaction in a way that British-based cultures don't. To our mind it has a lot going for it.
Today we were putting our best feet forward and setting off on a decent hike, by 9:30am! The walk would take us into the hills up and behind Sant Feliu and would take about three hours. We'd done the same walk sometime before 2019, so knew what we were in for, which was some steady climbing. Our plan was to just take our time and enjoy it.
Indeed, that is what we did. It was so nice to be out in nature again, and with our walking poles in hand. We have only done one other decent hike since we arrived in Céret this year, and that was in early October when stripping the blackberry bushes high in the Alberes/Pyrenees.
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| Quirky house at the beginning of the track |
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| Small building in ruins high in the hills |
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| Huge lovely rocks in the area |
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| Strawberry tree, native to the area |
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| Panoramic view down to Sant Feliu on the coast and Palamos in the distance |
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| Chief cameraman |
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| Iridescent berries |
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| Amazing rocks (great terrain for Neolithic dolmens) |
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| Very happy to be walking on an historic Roman road again |
We emerged from the rough terrain three hours later, well and truly ready for lunch. Checking out the Carmen Thyssen art gallery on the way back into town, it definitely was closed. However, we buoyed our spirits by having a fabulous 'Menu of the Day' at a little restaurant in the town square.  |
| John's razor clam entree |
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| Carmen Thyssen Art Gallery |
The late afternoon was put to good use - siesta time - and dinner was a repeat visit to Cerveseria Hot Dog for tapas.
