The walk this morning started out from Begur, a beautiful village with an important fort to protect against pirates that was supposedly destroyed by the French in 1800s. We hiked to top with spectacular views . You could see to where the Pyrenees dive into the sea where Cadaques is, home of Dali. We then hiked through gorgeous pine forests with spectacular butterflies and also "Holm oaks" Jane: I took lots of pictures of butterflies, bees and flowers. The hike w...

Pictured: Robin and girls on the trail. This day's hiking had some of the steepest pitches with the most exposure and scrambling from rock to rock. Mostly though it was leisurely rambling through beautiful coastal areas, towns and coves, including some fancy large homes overlooking the Mediterranean. We reached some peaks on high cliffs, affording amazing views. We stopped for a delicious lunch at a beachside restaurant in a small town. We arrived in mediev...

Beware: it is good to check with a fluent English speaker before selecting English name for restaurant. Glop and By Pass do not have the right connotation to attract English speaking tourists!

Starting walking day 2! Jane refuses to smile but she's 13. Girls did some fun body surfing on this lovely beach yesterday evening!

Pictured: sitting down to lunch on hotel terrace over looking Mediterranean. Spectacular! Our walk was exceptional this morning -- varied terrain and gorgeous views. We passed through ancient fishing villages, pine forest on cliffs over looking sea, tunnels cut into the rock for the footpath. The hotel is perfect and sits perched on a cliff just above the walking path. Had a few wrong turns but overall hike was through pine forests with intermittent beautif...