Welcome Break

Cousins from New Zealand arrive at the end of the week so the past few days I've been trying to get things in order. Yesterday was no exception so it was a welcome change when Jean and Françoise turned up bearing oysters from Arcachon for Christian. The least that we could do was to offer an apéritif and after a moment's hesitation (there are still things to do in the house) we said "yes" to a day out in memory of José, an old anarchist friend, who died a few years ago. It was tradition to go with him to La Bisbal on May Day to wander around the market there and have lunch by the sea.

The weather was with us today which is a public holiday and we spent a most agreeable time first at the market where we didn't buy anything despite looking hard and then had lunh in Llafranc overlooking the sea. Afterwards Françoise and I went for a walk along the coastal walkway which gave lovely views over the sea. Then it was onto Crüells and Monells, two medieval villages which Jean and Françoise had never visited. All in all a pretty good day.