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22nd June 2011
Hiking - Walking: Carennac and Gruissan Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sun, cloud and rain !!!! Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Great night at Copeyre and not as hot as we thought it was going to be .
Woke to some sunshine and would have been tempted to have a canoe from here
but the centre 50m away didn’t open and the weather clouded up . So after
a relaxing few hours we spent the rest of the morning exploring the area,
which was lovelly and is worth another visit :) We found a nice drive along
a narrow rock covered road between Gluges and Creysse . Visited several old
towns including Meyronne,Floirac,Vayrac but the best was Carennac where we
stopped for a walk along the river and through the narrow streets with many
old buildings !!! We ended up back at Copeyre for dinner before setting off
for Gruissan gone two !!! the first section to Figeac and then Rodez was
slow going but once we hit the motorway just above Millau we made good time
and were in Gruissan Plage at about seven The rain that fell on
the motorway had stopped and the sun was coming out again.We had a ride
around looking for somewhere to stop – Gruissan is well catered for
camper van with two aires but that is not our scene !!! free with a view
is best :) We ended up just outside Gruissan up in the rocky hills
overlooking the salt beds surrounded by pines and vineyards !!!! We parked
uo at eight and set off up the footpath by the van and spent over an hor
scrambling over rocky paths bug and flower spotting with great views over
the sea, salt beds and the Etang de I’Ayrolle we lost the path
for a while and had to climb over rock walls and came across several stone
hids used by hunters we think !!!!
The wind seems to be picking up so fingers crossed for a couple of days
windsurfing and some sunshine would be nice as it’s been in short supply
so far !!! The only problem I have got is getting through the rock chicane
to get on the beach – this is where I damaged our van a couple of years
ago and try not to get stuck in the sand for the second time this holiday
!!!!
Good news :) we have driven over 1000 miles and only paid 6 Euro’s in
road tolls so far and haven’t paid more than 1.30 a lt. For diesel –
that’s good old supermarket prices for you – motorway diesel 1.50
!!!!!!
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