Sunsets and Sunshine

Just look at that silhouette of the plants against the sky at dusk, with the sun setting behind. This is the evening view from the house we are staying in.


I didn't quite manage to match it up with the daytime....


.... and this is the view from the bedroom window, so lovely to wake up to!


Lunch was in the sun today as well, we sat out on the decking and munched away.


J had been out to buy bread, and came back with a lovely surprise pud for us to share from the patisserie in the village. It was delicious, it had a crispy crunchy hazelnut flavoured base with a chocolate mousse topping - I must send J out shopping again!


We thought we had better try and walk off some of the calories so went to explore a beach not too far away at Plage de l'Escalet. We didn't stay here but walked on to the headland at Cap Tillat.


This is where we were heading for, the walk was marked and well trodden so it was not difficult. A sand spit links the mainland to the Cap which had beautiful sand and was covered with lots of water washed and sun bleached branches and twigs. We headed on to the Cap and followed the trail up so we could take in the view- you can just see my head peaking up near the rocks!


The area is well known for its rare plants many of which have adapted to this arid salt sprayed habitat. There were lots of plants that I didn't recognise, such as the shrub below, but others that I did such as prickly pear and tamarisk.





We didn't get back home for the sunset tonight from our deck, but watching the sun at the Cap just beginning to drop and leaving a shimmering silver line across the sea was just as magical.