To see any photograph full size, click on it with the left mouse button.According to the weather forecast we were to expect rain and temperatures as low as zero at night. However, despite a fresh start in the morning, when this photo was taken, we had relatively clear blue skies and it was quite warm.
The views of the Pyrenees were breathtaking...
...and we didn't see any snow.
Our next stop was at the Parador at Vic-Sau. The hotel is in a wonderful spot overlooking the Sau reservoir and this was the view from our bedroom window.
The following morning the entire valley had filled with mist which gradually burnt off in the heat of the sun.
Only 3 kilometres away down a narrow track is the 11th century Monestir de Sant Pere de Casserrers, St Peter's monastery, which had been restored, along with it's separate restaurant.
No, we didn't go on a helicopter ride to get this aerial photo; it's a photo of a photo on display in the monastery but it shows the sort of area we were in with the monastery in the middle.
Each column in the courtyard had been restored beautifully using original pieces where available.
We then had 2 further nights on the coast at Platja d'Aro, or the "beach of Aro" Unfortunately, the cloudy weather which had been forecast but we had avoided in Andorra caught up with us here but that didn't stop us driving up the Costa Brava to Cadaqués which has strong links with the art world being visited by Picasso, Miró and many others.
We continued our excursion by going to the Cap de Creus, the easternmost point in mainland Spain, passing by the home of Salvador Dali - maybe next time we shall pay it a visit!
Normally you can see right down the coast - today unfortunately, was different - but it looked good.
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