in between Covid-19 Season III and IV, we decided to go on holidays early this year, starting with the second week of July.
While driving down south, we first met the gamer friends of the kids in Issoire and invited them for dinner. Before dinner however, the kids decided to do a lasergame.

The next day we went down to our "home" town in the Corbière were we spent 7 days visiting some of the old Cathar fortresses (Montsegur, Aguilar and Termes), and also the city of Narbonne.
Note that the Cathar fortresses are always worth seeing. The location where these are built is just unbelievable.

Once that week was over, we went down to Port-Vendres a gorgeous little city on the sea side. Because we expected our Junior to join us with Friend and kid, we had to rent something able to take in 7 people. Renting a Yacht was cheaper as it seemed all prices for flats went highwire with all french people going on holidays in France.
For 14 days, my oldest and myself were working on getting a new diving license, while my wife an our youngest did enjoy their time reading and diving.
During these 14 days however, we also went out with the Yacht and spent a night in the "Baie de Paulilles" where we celebrated my wife's birthday, and we also sailed to the Spanish "point of Creus". Needless to say that the entire family enjoyed the ride and the time on the Yacht.

On the way back home, we stopped in the "Lot" were we stayed for 3 nights discovering the region. 2 places I'd really recommend to anyone going there, is the "Padirac chasm" and the small city of Rocamadour embedded in the mountainside. Both were really breathtaking.
On the 3rd day we visited the private "Castle of Cenevières", lunched in a very cute but too touristic village called "Saint Cirq Lapopie" and lastly visited the "Saint-Pierre Abbey of Marcilhac-sur-Célé" which was fascinating thanks to a dedicated guide.

All in all, these holidays have been amazing.