hi,
best oysters and mussells i,ve ever had, we bought from the aire at trebes, we should have been in valencia at the sons, but our first trip abroad, really the first trip in the van, and got timing wrong, so sat at the aire at trebes, and it,s christmas eve, and we had just decided to move on to the sea for christmas day, and this old guy,beret etc just like out of a french film,big barrow, with loads of bags on it, which he tipped onto the top of the barrow, all oysters and mussells,went to put rubbish in bin so i could have a nosy, and people were getting bags full and change out of 10euros, so went back to van, got a couple of plastic bags, and two 5euro notes, stood in queue,and realised that people were saying how many for, so my turn,he asks in french, i pointed at myself and bernard,and at the oysters and mussells and had my money in my hand, thought cant spend more than 10 euros, and it,s christmas, he took my bag filled it with mussells,then on top must have been a dozen oysters,took 5 euroa out of my hand and gave me a euro back. couldent beleive it...we drove towards the spanish border along the coast road,stopped and bought white wine and cream for the mussells, and crusty bread,couldent find the aire that we had been told about, and we were just driving along a harbour road,and a couple jumped out in front of us, and pantimimed sleeping,we nodded, and they pointed along to the side of the harbour, and there was about 10 french vans, just parked facing the sea, went to sleep with the sound of the sea, woke up,had a walk,coffee in really upmarket cafe, back to van, and oysters,wine and then mussells in white wine and garlic, perfect.....just what motor homing is all about.
we have never been able to find were we parked, it was an upmarket harbour, expensive boats, and the other end of village a small fishing harbour, and the sign said motorhomes could park in the winter months, but we do that all the time, find somewhere just by chance. keeps life fun......
mags