Cadaques to Roses – All Things Bright and Beautiful

The sun was out again this morning and we made our way down to the harbour and into a cafe for fried eggs and bacon. Fantastic.

On the way out of town we bought a couple of sea bass, big spuds, butter, aluminium foil and some asparagus. It might come in handy later. Goodbye beautiful Cadaques. It was a blast.

The GR92 winds back up into the mountains and crosses over them to the south coast of the Cap de Creus and on to Roses. The uphill hike was tough going, but with magnificent views. The route dropped down and crossed the beaches in small, remote bays, before climbing up again. A treat for determined trekkers!

And the heat of the sun was both testing and revitalising. This was becoming one of the great days of walking.

Then the cliffs kicked in, and we were warned of what happens to barmy old blokes who aren’t careful where cliffs are involved.

There were a few rich folk having fun on their boats in the quieter bays.

At two thirty we finally happened on a deserted beach that had a steady supply of driftwood. So we whipped out the cigarette lighter and our supermarket scran. What a delight.

The sea bass was beautiful.

It is illegal to light wild fires in Catalonia under the regional bye laws, so we made sure to fully extinguish this one when we finished. And then set off on our last stage of the walk to Roses, as the sun was slowly sinking.

A decent hotel and some more great food for dinner, burgers with roasted green peppers. With the sun setting on another perfect day.

Hope the kids at Plump It are enjoying the blog! Gary the Blade says hello!

Night night.