L'Escala and back home

This morning, breakfast was in the sun room at the front of the hotel. Again the sea was calm, but would become more lively as the day went on. The temperature was about 12 degrees and we watched a few people taking a stroll as we ate breakfast. A few hopeful sparrows sat outside the large windows hoping for crumbs (the windows are open in summer), but they were out of luck. The terrace outside the hotel is a great place for coffee and free wifi.



After breakfast, we packed our bags and drove a short distance to the town and then walked along the deserted promenade towards the port. The hotels and cafes along the promenade are all closed and there are few cars around.



This boy looks towards the marina



The beaches have nets to stop the sand drifting too far and creating the "dunes" we saw yesterday.



By now it was close to noon and so time to shop before everything closed down until 5pm. We returned to the main part of the town, passing the orchestra on the way.




We were looking for a few bottles of local wine and some anchovies to bring back. Eventually we found our usual shop, but it was closed for its annual holidays so we made do with a supermarket.

Our last stop was our tapas bar for lunch where the view of the mountains was better than ever. The tower is the museum in the Empuries Roman/Greek ruins.




On Sunday, it will be the annual carnival (Mardi Gras but Sunday) and I expect that the town will be buzzing.

Now we are on our way home. The temperature is 11 degrees and there is a strong wind on the French side of the Pyrenees.

Tonight, we will eat in our local restaurant and prepare to go to London by train to see James and Helen tomorrow.

Pat and John on tour