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Birthday meal at 'La Brasserie' at the port of Gruissan
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Mike's second course of Salmon.
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Mike's 'signature' dish!
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One of my favourite starter dishes.
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A favourite main course :-) - Moules Mariniere et frites - delicious!
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View of the ruined Chateau from the Etang.
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View from Linda's chalet...idyllic!
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Marvelous Monty...now 16yrs old :-).
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Bonjour Monty!
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Charming Chloe...bonjour aussi!
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View from the sunbed, which I used a lot!
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Mike reading and researching his next novel.
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Silhouette through the sunshade. Lovely image....I can see it as a printed scarf!