En passant - day 1

Day one: Cabestany - Collioure - Col de Ballitres (165m) - Platja de Cilbert- Espolla- Col de Banyuls (357m)- Banyuls sur me- Cabestany (145km).

If you are reading this blog- it's part of a series -so better to go back to here to get the background

Days are to short to write up these texts, type them up, edit them, format them into HTML and add hyperlinks. (In addition to planning routes, accommodation, packing and unpacking and finding somewhere to eat! That might well be a design flaw with this trip! So for the moment just the best five photos from today
Narrative to follow

After the storms the mountains appear clear in the morning light


Collioure: the most unspoilt coastal village in France?

Europe sans frontiers: the old customs posts at Col de Ballitres

Life's a beach

Coming back down the mountain