Revenge of the B****

Crossword clue - Capital of Bohemia needs a scratch

When one feeds information into one of the wonderful technological aids that are now available to us we have a trust that the clever buggers will get us there. Our experience in this regard is definitely mixed. However, Giggle map and instructions in hand as well as the voice from the box we set off confidently for Perpignan. Or so we thought. The next three hours had us visiting lots of interesting farm tracks and picturesque locations to the point that we ceased any belief in the technology at all.

Lost in France

Yes we stopped because we had lost all faith. Now was a moment to decide, would she go or would she stay? we had reached the point where we had no clue as to our current position so she kept a seat in the car to exact further retribution for our disrespectful abuse up to this point. She got her own back on this day.

Part of our planning was to take in the wonderful construction that takes the A 75 across the Tarn near Millau. Eventually she did get us there.

This is a sight to marvel at and should be experienced if at all possible.

Nick at Millau

Mick in the near vicinity

Great architecture and great engineering

Our eventual destination was Perpignan and we arrived there in time to head out for dinner. Nick loves his seafood so we settled on a place that excelled in it.

Pot au feu with Langoustines

Dinner over we set off back to the hotel, on the way we were waylaid. The circus was in town or at least it was in the square. Nick and I were asked to show our skills and as the photo below shows our trapeze act has lost none of its appeal. Circus contracts abound and we have some very hard decisions to make.