After a much less adventuresome train ride we reached the second stop on our tour, Séte (pronounced "set"). It was a much larger port town with many sailboats and many more touristy restaurants and shops. We did our best to avoid the tourist sites and found ourselves drawn to the local "activity" of nautical jousting. Yes, that is right, two boats are rowed toward each other while two people joust from the tops of the boats. The loser falls into the water. We watched the jousting for a while and then went off to find a delicious dinner. This was our last stop on the coast, so we had to make sure to get all the delicious seafood we could (see below for the menu).
The next day we took a
Michelin Guide walking tour and hiked up to a beautiful park. Unfortunately, once we were more than half way to the park we realized that our "walking tour" was much more likely a driving tour! Oh well. We made it, enjoyed the views, and ate a picnic lunch in the park.
We dined on oysters at a little seafood restaurant where the fresh seafood was prepared by an old chain-smoking fisherman who snuck shots of whiskey between orders. His job was also to also guard the seafood from the seagulls who would occasionally dive-bomb the delicious assortment. We witnessed one lucky seagull who escaped with some fresh shrimp.
Dinner: Hampe (steak), whelks (sea snails), squid
Breakfast: Petit dejeuner complet
Lunch: Picnic of bread and fruit in the park
Dinner: Bar tapas with the worst milkshake ever (baby formula + sugar?), oysters.
Breakfast: Petit dejeuner complet
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| Nautical jousting (picture by Katie Hart) |
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| Sailboats at sea |
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| Tourists (one with a big floppy hat) |
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| Scuba divers |
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| Views from the park |
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| More views from the park |
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| Dave taking in the views |
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| Another great view from the park |
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| Mirrors! |
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| The houses were covered in blooming flowers |
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| Beautiful flowers |
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| A shipyard |
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