2Vs escape the routine

14.6.18: Pleasure continued
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qtP5A1MHb8A8wr1c7 
Had a good breakfast overlooking the sea on the terrace of the hotel, checked out and walked along the coastal path to Calella de Palafuguel. http://www.catalonia-valencia.com/calella-de-palafrugell-travel-guide-41-things.html
It was so warm that we both treated ourselves to some lighter clothes more in keeping with the holiday mood and lack of rain! On the way back we stopped off at the Hotel Torré for a drink, once again with a sea view from a comfortable settee.
Next came the winding road up to "El Far", the hotel/restaurant next to the St Sebastian lighthouse, watch tower and 6th century B.C. Iberian village.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/catalonia/costa-brava/llafranc/hotels/el-far-hotel-restaurant/
Of course, we'd planned our morning to arrive here in time for

lunch. The menu du jour was only 20€ with wine; an absolute snip. It's been this price for as long as I can remember. Yes, it was a favourite of Christian and mine, especially when we had visitors. Some of you will no doubt remember it.
Returned home without stopping, via La Bisbal which is known for its ceramics until we reached Pont de Molins where we made a detour to the Escaules waterfall, another first for Martine. I was surprised to find that the small restaurant had closed down but pleased that the waterfall which was in full flow after the abundance of the recent rain was still accessible.
Back in Pont de Molins, we stopped off at the village café for a cuppa and laughed to see the catalan symbol to free the "politcal prisoners" floating on the river. You can see it in the album above.
Home for an evening with my feet up, feeling that all was well.
Weather:
29°, sun and blue skies

13.6.18: Sheer pleasure
Nicole is away so there were only two "veuves" (widows) to set off to the Costa Brava. An over night in the Casamar Hotel with its Michelin star restaurant in Llfranc was our destination. https://hotelcasamar.net/en It was so, so goooood!
Martine didn't know it at all and was not disappointed; I'd been to this small seaside town several times and Christian and I had often spoken about doing an overnight there but sadly, had never gotten around to it. He would have loved every minute. No, I exaggerate; there was may be a bit too much walking for his taste! The dinner, however, would have been as much of a pleasure for him as it was for us. Seemed expensive at first sight (52€ without wine) but at the end we were both of the opinion that it was worth every single euro.

Still, before arriving there, we stopped off in Pals for coffee and a walk around this hilltop medieval village http://www.catalonia-valencia.com/pals-spain-travel-guide.html and in Begur where the market was on; had a walk and then a tapas lunch. https://www.spainthisway.com/places/begur.php
After checking in and a short rest, we set off to walk along the prommenade and partake of a bottle of cava overlooking the sea. We sat on a comfortable settee and took two hours to drink it interspersing sips with comments about the beauty of where we were and how well we were enjoying getting away from the daily routine.
Returned to walk along the prom after dinner before heading to bed with the promise of another day of pure pleasure to come.
Weather:
28°, warm and sunny