There is a butcher, a baker but no candlestick maker!
The baker honks his bread van’s horn to announce his arrival every morning and stops in front of the Maire (town hall) and the butcher shop, but only briefly.
There is a small “epicierie”/ grocer, the Vival which has a bit of everything plus they also have fresh baked bread, “pain au raisin, pain au chocolat”, local wines ... even our favourite rosé when we want a treat.
(Only 8 Euros/ $12.00 Canadian here versus $18.95 Canadian back home)
The village also boasts a“pharmacie” plus several wine producers where wine tastings can be arranged!
So far, Monsieur Honey has been the runner in the morning to gather the baguette and breakfast goodies that we’ve ordered the day before from Sylvie at the Vival.
I’m sure my turn will come soon.
We’ve been able to survive with daily pickups from the local shops plus the weekly Tuesday market provided some extras.
We even had to visit the pharmacy for some «paracétamol», since one of us forgot to pack the Tylenol!
And that’s where Monsieur Honey had his hen party ...
We decided to venture out on Thursday to a larger centre for a shop at the large supermarket “Carrefour” in Lézignan-Corbières.
It was about an half hour drive and again through the Gorge de Congoust.
This may sound strange to some but we always enjoy a troll thru the “Supermarché” to see the different items that are available. We had a good explore and left with many shopping bags to stock the larder.
It was a long and winding road home ... with beautiful scenery!
Google Earth of the road we travelled ...
The most strikingly beautiful plane tree lined roads ...
Tomorrow afternoon (Friday, May 3rd) we are off to Carcassonne to pickup a visiting friend for a few days.
