Surrealism and hairpins

After a  scenic mountain drive, we spent last night at Figueres….at another Aire or permitted parking place in a hypermarket carpark. We weren’t alone there were three vans of various nationalities. I say various, as there seemed to be a rotation of vans! No sooner had one departed than another arrived, but in our 24hrs there we didn’t see more than three at any one time.

We had spotted Figueres as a likely stop off, as it was on the way around the east end of the Pyrennees…and while we loved the view of the mountains, with extensive snow on view at the higher altitudes, we didn’t want to venture up there. The other attraction of what turned out to be quite a large town rather than the smaller villages/places we’d been enjoying….was the Salvador Dali museum. We’d both heard of it, and basically we were both blown away by it…fascinating and well worth a visit.

After lunch we decided to head for our next campsite stopover – needing to catch up on washing and get some more fresh water. This meant we were heading for Elne, over the border in France. After our immersion in all things Dali we decided to drive round the coast road via Cap de Creus. Our first view of the Mediterranean this trip….another sea! Breathtakingly beautiful, freaky hairpin bends, narrow roads, vineyards needing  walls to make the terraces the hills were that steep. Definitely a “high concentration” drive!

Look closely and spot more and more loops of the road and tunnel.....

Disconcertingly along this road…many of the vineyards had stalls where people could stop for free wine tasting. This concerned both of us…..encourage people to drink and drive ….on this road??