Gerard the chef joins us for coffee.

Windfall oranges and workers in the Alpujarras.

Beachy head Newhaven to Dieppe.

Storks in Extremadura,Trujillo

St Pauls from the Tate.

Brighton beach boxing day.

Rain in Galicia

Galicia.

After a evening drive through the mountains we found a place to stay.

The Picos de Europa. Spectacular drive through narrow gorges and steep limestone peaks,took the cable car to the top.

Leaving Eymet on the way to Spain.

Market day in Eymet, and a visit to the hair dressers..

After flying to Bilbao we drove into France to Bergerac to visit a friend. A large stone bridge with views of the old town lead you to her house.we later sat in her garden looking at the starry night and watching the bats.

This is part of a large 19th century lithograph in a beautiful gilt frame.

The church from the film chocolate.

Lunch.

Oysters at the saturday market.

After coffee we spent the rest of the morning looking around the at the antiques and the beautiful little town.Later in the day we swam in the waters at the gorge of the Ardeche,and then on to Monsieur Alexandre at his organic lavandin farm.

A general image.

The evening before an antique fair in this beautiful location in southern France.