The weather has been wonderful with clear blue sky and not a cloud in sight. Today we decided to borrow Ramon`s old car and take a little road trip up to the mountains. As it was my first driving experience in Spain perhaps going to the mountains, with an old car, having to drive on the other side of the road, wasn`t the most relaxing thing we could have done. Proving us wrong I am a pretty damn good driver.
Jack´s directions were not the best although he blamed the map. His poor directional sense accidently lead to us visiting Sant Pere de Rodes which is one of the higher points around Peralada and consists of another castle and the ruins of a monastery. We drove up to the castle and trekked to the ruins of the monastery which offers some of the best views we had seen in Spain so far. The path up to the top is a pretty tame trek although in places can be a little unnerving if heights are not your thing. At the top we realised it was well worth the walk as you get a nearly 360 degree view of the whole area including the small seaside town of Cadaques and the Pyrenees. Its probably best to just look at the pictures for this one. 
On our way back we would`ve loved to drive down to Cadaques as it looked to be a beautiful little town and all the locals have also suggested to go there but we were running pretty low on petrol. Guess it`s not the most economical drive going up the mountain. In order to save some fuel we rolled down the hill without using any gears, the whole 8 km. By the time we got safely back to Peralada it was lunch time followed by a siesta. We would like to use the car on another day though and do some more exploring.
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