We
left Mari-Mad and Louis to sort out their locks and other stolen items to begin
our drive to Loubens (a small village near Toulouse where Mari-Mad and Louis
have a large old house), where we would meet them later in the evening. After
replacing some of the stolen goods, we drove out of Marseille to the Camargue,
a low-lying area of shallow salt lagoons. It is famed for its small white
horses and pink flamingos, both of which we spotted on numerous occasions in
the area. We stopped in the town of Le Port St Louis for a crepe lunch. Continuing
on, we stopped beside the autoroute to view the walled medieval town of
Carcassonne.
After doing some more shopping, we did not reach Loubens until
8pm. Here we met Mari-Mad and Louis’ son Emmanuel, his wife Martine and their
sons Gabin, 6, and Liam, ~6 months. They were really nice people and we talked
for several hours before Mari-Mad and Louis arrived. We had the local speciality
of cassoulet for dinner, a delicious dish of beans, sausage and veg. I was able
to sleep in the same room as I had in 2006, which overlooks the garden and has
an extremely comfortable bed, almost rivalling the one I have at home.
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