November Sunshine
Back in Premian again – we just love coming back. This will be our last visit this year, and our last chance to relax before the Christmas rush at home. We have internet retail sites selling jewellery and from mid November until the 3rd week of December is absolutely manic (thankfully).
Just here from Weds arrival to Sunday departure – not long enough, but in reality we just want to batten down the hatches for winter and have a bit of r and r while we can. So this time no hurtling about down mountain roads to the shops – instead we intended (weather permitting) to do some walking. Frankly our walking boots in the UK had been getting zilcho use – and so they are now French residents!
Although we didn’t realise it when we bought the house just above us is a “piste verte” (map above), which runs from Olargues to Corniou a distance of 24kms with Premian roughly central – what a bonus. It runs along the old railway line and is fairly flat – essential when, like me you hail from south Lincolnshire where the terrain is totally flat – but there I am above smiling bravely for the camera. Our first jaunt was towards Riols, the walk was lovely, the autumn colours were beautiful and the autumn sunshine made it all the more enjoyable – this is the life! As you can see below the trip was somewhat leisurely with time to enjoy the view.
Along the route we had time to look properly at views we couldn’t have seen from the road, and eventually we got to Riols and walked through the village to the bridge over the Jaur to sit in the sunshine before the trip back.
