Buildings around the town square in Mirepoix

Homps here we come

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June 3rd 2011
Leaving Spain today was not as hard as we would have imagined. The emotional part of the departure was filled with the thoughts of the south of France and Provence so we were quite excited. The physical part of leaving was quite straight forward. Once on the motorway we headed for the Pyrenees and Andorra. We have had a great time in Spain seeing wonderful places, meeting people and listenin ... read more

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