Friday, September 8 – Carcassonne to Homps

 

43°16’09.3″N 2°43’10.5″E – Homps at La Maison des Palmiers

We are getting close to the day when we will pick up our charter boat! This morning we picked up some groceries in Carcassonne to provision the boat & then took a taxi to our “next” hotel in the village of Homps.

We decided to spend a night in Homps for two reasons. The village is just a short taxi ride from there to where our charter boat is located AND purely by coincidence, there is a well known restaurant there that Catherine’s aunt Midge dined at a number of years ago when she was on a tour of this area of France.

La Maison des Palmiers, the guest house/B&B Inn where we stayed is located right beside the restaurant we wanted to dine at. 

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PHOTO OF LA MAISON COPIED FROM GOOGLE SEARCH – I lost my photo  

This Inn is owned & operated by a really nice couple originally from England. It is not a fancy place but is beautifully decorated, clean & comfortable. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for a place to stay while they are in the area. 

Catherine was especially pleased with the house cat that dropped in to check that we were happy with the room. She was really “taken” with this kitty so I’m surprised that I haven’t since found it on board the boat with us.

We had a wonderful meal that evening at the restaurant “En Bonne Compagnie”. 

It was fun to dine at a place that also had special memories for someone close & dear to us. Cheers Midge!

The meal was certainly memorable for us as well.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we go to the village of Argens to pick up our charter boat!

Only one more sleep!

2 thoughts on “Friday, September 8 – Carcassonne to Homps”

  1. Midge Heighway

    So glad you were happy with my recommendation! Jill Wilcox knows where to get great food! It was September 2016 that I was there with A Taste of Europe and Jill and a memorable trip for sure.
    Wishing you calm seas (canals) and good wine ! ️
    ❤️

    1. Wally Post author

      Hi Midge! Yes , the restaurant will be one of the gastronomic highlights of our trip. The food & the service was fantastic. The only problem being is that this place “raised the bar” pretty high for future stops to achieve . We are having a great time & have now stopped in Beziers for the night. Many step locks down early tomorrow morning. Cheers!

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