The guests have all gone...

... and the most common question we are asked at this time of the year is "so what do you do in the winter?" We're going to carry on the blog during the time that Le Couvent is closed to guests (1 October - 30 April, but taking bookings for next year) so the question will be answered.

Yesterday, after preparing breakfast, I drove to Barcelona to see my Mum & John, my step-father. They take cruise holidays each year, so I took the opportunity of catching up with them in my favourite Spanish city, just a three hour drive from Le Couvent. We had a lovely couple of hours in the luscious Placa Real and then I drove back, happy to have seen them.

Today Ali & I took off to Bouzigues


for some moules frites and Picpoul.

The weather was perfect, we made our winter's resolutions, and lunched well in a little restaurant called La Nymphe.


overlooking the oyster beds in the Bassin de Thau. Perfect.