Wind Of Change

It's been incredibly windy down here the last couple of days! It's not easy working in that kind of weather, or cycling along a rather busy dual carriageway. We came into Elne to use the internet at a lovely bar with a couple of computers but it's closed for the next two weeks. We managed to get a free hour in the library on a very slow connection but today we found the "proper" cyber cafe. So Darren can now provide you with lots of pictures. No beer though. Or coffee...

We made it to the beach on Sunday! It was a bit of a gloomy morning - good for cycling but not for sunbathing. Still, we went to Argeles village where there was a market (some of which looked more like a jumble sale!), then to the port for lunch. Darren decided to confront his disdain for the idea of Moules Frites and we both had a portion. It's a fine idea - more filling than you'd expect and very messy!

We then cycled back to the beach and the sun came out so we did get an hour of sun-worshipping in after all. Only an hour though because it was kick-off in Manchester. We sat in the pub with some good ol' Cockney Utd supporters and pints of beer (haven't had a pint for a while!) Then we cycled back before it got dark. Hopefully we'll get an afternoon nice enough to nip down to the beach again before we leave.

I booked a hotel room in French! Well I think I did. We'll find out for definite when we get to Villefranche du Conflent tomorrow. In health news, my hayfever has been very bad here, so I don't think this is an area of the world where we'll be setting up home. Maybe it's because I haven't been eating the local honey...