Beaches and Canal lunches

Summer in the South of France is what summer was meant to be I think. It is pretty hot and muggy but who cares when you can hang out on a sandy beach, swim in the calm and crystal clear Mediterranean, sip a cool drink brought to you as you recline on a "sun bed" under a parasol, and then have a nice lunch right behind you at a little restaurant/bar. This is "La Nomada" which is where a friend's son is the "beach guy". It is located at the end of Valras Plage and only about 25 minutes from "my" house.
















I also recently checked out the beach at Meze which is on the Etan de Thau which is the huge inlet bay opens between Sete and Agde. It is where the most delicious oysters and mussels in France are farmed. I expected that the water wouldn't be very inviting and that the beach would be muddy - WRONG. The water was beautifully clear and the sandy. Lots of locals were enjoying it.

Here is the harbor and dock at Meze. It was a very attractive town. Not terribly crowded on a Sunday afternoon which lots of cafes along the port.

This is the beach by La Nomada where Vol and I spent the day two days ago. There was a very sweet young French family next to us with four children. These two boys spent the entire day digging a hole which was about as deep as they were tall by the end of the day.

Yesterday we went to a lake in the Minervois. The day was hot but not sunny. The beach was really rocky.

I had two very lovely lunches by the Canal du Midi this week. The first was at La Croisada a really beautiful spot right on the Canal. I was with Deb (from Bize) and Vol.

The second lunch was yesterday at it was in the town of Homps. It was a pretty busy spot with lots of boats docked there as well as passing by.

To give you some idea of the yummy food we had (photos courtesy of Vol):


Salad with a poached oeff

I can't remember what this was - I'm pretty sure it wasn't mine but it certainly is colorful.

Here is a delicious fish with pesto. Yum!

Peach melba anyone?

This was Vol's dessert at La Croisade. She was so excited she forgot to photograph it when it arrived.










Tonight is another Winery dinner. I will need to go on a diet next week for sure!