Sun, Mountains and Lakes

With such hot weather demanding we leave the cool comfort of L'Abeille we headded off into the Montains. Just 30 minutes away are the thick forrests of the Haut Languedoc.

The day before we had spent the evening on the beach just 20 mintues away from home, but we decided that the lake would be a lovely place to spend an afternoon.

Its all uphill on very bendy roads, but what a lovely drive. Luckly the Renault Scenic has enough room for picnic hamper, extra ground sheets and the iPod.

The closest lake to Cruzy is about 20km away. so I drove up and up into the mountains. The views were lovely and I was a little overcome by its beauty, but also the sence of being miles from anywhere. I drove around the lake and saw a few fishermen and a couple out on a dingy.

We popped the boot, and got our our beach kit (always in the car) and made our way to the shore.

We had cheese, fresh bread and fresh cherrys. What a delight. Alp read Harry Potter in French, and kept updating me with the French versions of popular Wizarding terms. I shall share what he told me. So, Harry goes to Hogwarts in the English edition but to Poudlard in the French book, and the four houses are called Gryffondor, Poufsouffle, Serdaigle and Serpentard. I think i need to see the film in French now.

Amazon sell the French verson of the Harry Potter book. Click on the link to see it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/2070612368/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwfreshlysta-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=2070612368">Harry


 The rest of the lake was ours and the picnic was the best one ever.

Of course, on the way home we tried a new route... at it took almost another hour to find our way back home.