Blogs from Leucate, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

Pilotis restaurant, with it’s open, windowless dining room, sits overlooking the pristine, white beach and the blue Mediterranean. Sitting in Pilotis, not only do you enjoy the gambas. calamari, and other sumptuous dishes, accompanied by the ever present, pungent, aroma of garlic, but you also have a front row seat to enjoy the beach and the sea. Summer evenings, Phillipe, the owner, has Catalan groups performing for his guests. We seemed to be the only English speakers and brassy, robust French was the predominant language. In the French tradition, the restaurant closes between two in the afternoon and seven in the evening. Then, you’re on your own. Parasols and lounge chairs can be rented for a half day, or day. A parasol is a definite necessity for protecting those pink, northern bodies from the relentless sun. ... read more

Bonjour, What an interesting last few days we had in Spain. On our way heading to France Kirbit had wee issues with losing his breaks and power-steering as we entered the motorway! Dans awesome creative driving came in handy as he navigated us off the road and into a small farm road where he popped the hood and diagnosed the problem…shredded fan belt that popped the other belts off as well. Managed to get us to the nearest Peugeot centre and they could fix it in 8 days. I had a little melt down and cried…because it’s the end of the earth and everything! Next morning as I slept-in, Dan biked down the road and brought one from a store. Very thoughtful as I still wasn’t dealing very well. We parked under a bridge where Dan ... read more