Ever onwards!

In Carcasonne the imagination knows no limit. I just couldn't stop taking pictures!

In the morning Mixie and I set off to discover the surroundings outside La Cité. It's amazing how it looms up behind you, so huge!

Vi found the river Aude, and a nice canal. Then we climbed back to La Cité on the slopes leading up to the fortified walls.






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The thing with climbing is that you have to remember to look over your shoulder...

...and then once you've reached the top, to look up, UP!

One last look over my shoulder as we left Carcasonne in the middle of the vineyards, heading towards the Pyrenées.

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The rolling hillsides and the vineyards gradually gave way to the steeper mountains...

Ofcourse there aren't enough film or enough words in my world to describe and share the beauty of the Pyrenées. We followed them down to Perpignan, quite close to the Spanish border. Then we turned north-east following the coast towards Provence.

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Seaside dog, not the bravest of her kind, but still willing.

 Leaving the coast behind, we turned towards Arles...

Magic Journey

Autumn is slowly coming our way. It's still sunny and nice, but the days are getting shorter, with chill in the air in the mornings and evenings. We managed to get a way for a last fling with summer. We headed west, into the Cathar-country of Languedoc-Rousillion passing through the marshy, salty Camargue on our way...



We passed my favourite mountain; Mont Saint Victoire.



Into the flatlands of Camargue we found a surprise...

The Chateau d'Avignon

It seems this was once a factory powered by water, producing what I don't know.

On the saltflats we arrived at Aigues-Mortes. The cité where the first crusade was launched in the 11th century.

Apart from being pretty and old, the town is also known for the black bulls, white horses (none on picture alas!) and its salt. Around the salines one can go by these boats to watch the wildlife.







We pushed on towards Carcasonne. Leaving Camargue behind to the amazing Canal du Midi...

This is how it looked by the beautiful town of Béziers. Heading further south we came upon it as an aqueduc...

Béziers, fairytale-pretty!

And we continued South...

CARCASONNE!
Words aren't important here.

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A perfect ending to our second day on the road!

More is to follow...