July: Collioure, FR~Hiking

 

It's not everyday that 4 donkeys and a shepherd dog walk down the road. 

 We took a short hike and found this windmill.  It's a community mill used to crush olives into olive oil. 

 

olive trees and vineyards in the far distance along with Fort St. Elme at the peak

 

Colin & Mom sketching the windmill

 

Hiker Aidan

 

looking down on Collioure

 

peek-a-boo

 

 

 

Pyrenees Mountains in the background

 

Ft. St. Elme

 

 

 

 

Looking down at Collioure's castle

 

beach

 

clay-tile roofs

 

 

olives

 

Hiking to Fort St. Elme

 

rocky path

 

South of France = grapes

 

beautiful view of Collioure

 

natural adventurer

 

happy kids

 

Fort St. Elme

 

looking down on Collioure

 

some of these walls were 25 feet thick

 

French soldiers!

 

you can barely see the horizon