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Hi Walkabout and Creer 
Thanks very much for all your great tips and after taking in the Toulouse Airbus tour, the amazing spectacle of Carcassonne, sadly missed the museum at St Girons and the ruins at St Marti, we took the great roads of D118 and D119 and stopped in L'Escala. Beautiful!
We then went to Tossa De Mar and as I like a Kiss Me Quick hat and a pint of Watney's Red Barrel I let the side down by booking two nights in Lloret De Mar! My missus has just about started talking to me again, but I can't say I didn't enjoy the quiet! It was OK and the banter at the Queen Vic was fun!
Anyway from there to Barcelona and showed the lad round Gaudi's Segrada Familia which took his breath away and has come on unbelievably since the last time we were there in 2005!
The markets in Grazia and off the Ramblas are incredible with the most amazing displays of fresh fish, meat, fruit, vegetables, olives, nuts, bread and cakes you have ever seen! Kieran says the Morrisons fresh fish counter will never look the sane again! He genuinely couldn't believe the choice and how fortunate the Spanish are not to have the supermarket mentality that the UK has unfortunately been pushed into.
We are leaving Barca tomorrow, but still don't know whether to go either the Pyrenees via Sort and Pau route or via Zaragoza and Pamplona to San Sebastian or Biarritz for the last couple of nights. Any suggestions?
Had a great trip and hope to get the missus on the back of the bike next time and ride the coast line of France, Spain and Portugal to Cadiz and Gib and then back via Spain.
What a trip and will start planning even If I can't afford to go! As you have to live and aspire to something in life to keep your motivation up. Don't forget my motto : " Live Dangerously, for as long as you can!"
Thanks chaps for your help in having one hell of a great trip.
Chris
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