Our second full day in Vernet was divided between two day trips: l'Abbaye Saint-Martin (the Abbey of Saint Martin) perched up in the mountains, and at the beach in Canet..
Started off with the hike up to the abbey. Short and steep. Also very scenic.
Saint-Martin le vieux (the ossuary) halfway up the trail. The perfect place for another ham-and-cheese-on-baguette picnic
Intrepid explorer.
I spy Vernet!
The monastery was built in the 11th century. At the moment a group of monks, nuns, and lay-people live here, give tours, open their gift shop in fifteen minute spurts, and do not interact with the public on holidays/Monday. This last bit was key, because we were unaware until we made it to the top, on this particularly beautiful Monday. We only found out when one of the monks broke his vow of silence to fill us in.
Good news is we got a nice hike in, took some (loads and loads of) photos, and we came back the next morning for a tour, and a fifteen minute shopping spree in the gift shop before our trip back to Paris. (Unfortunately I don't have those photos on my camera, so stay tuned.)
Then to the beach, for a quick dip (toes only, except, unintentionally, for Caroline)
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