Marie arrives and we head off to Minervois, one of the “certified” prettiest villages of France–and it is! We visited this beautiful village for the first time with the Donovans.
Fortunately the car we leased, a 7 seat “Scenic” diesel, manual transmission Renault (it is a GREAT vehicle), is the perfect car for us and our guests. Some of our friends must deal with the dogs in their laps but so far it has been a great vehicle.
Marie has the dogs and the 6 of us head out to Minervois. We take the same tour that we did with the Donovans to see the ramparts. Some people take the hike down the hill to the river.
We go to the same restaurant that we visited with the Donovans except it is MUCH more peaceful since the dogs are with Marie. It is really windy so we ask for an inside table. Our server REALLY annoys me because she says she does not speak English. But I’m speaking French!! I think she got nervous when she heard us speaking English. Oh well! She somehow understands our orders which are pretty much the same as what we ordered with the Donovans–how can you miss with duck confit?? But the side dishes were MUCH better than before.