Into Spain and back into the mountains

After leaving Argeles sur Mer we made our way into Spain down the N11, though not before seeing a coypu swimming in the river on the edge of Argeles. Since our first ever camping trip to Norfolk before we were married we have been looking for one of these giant rodents, often pretending to one another that we had sighted one when we hadn't as they are all but extinct in the U.K. Now we have and we even have photographic evidence!
The trip down the N11 was not pretty as on both sides of the border the road is fringed by industrial ugliness. Also, to our amazement, even as early as 11am we saw numerous scantily clad prostitutes plying their trade at the roadside! Though I was tempted to try out my first Spanish phrase ('Cuanto  cuesta?') I resisted!
Once into Spain we decided to check out what we had read about the Costa Brava being picturesque out of season. Ultimately this is a view to which we can only partially subscribe. The beaches around Palafrugell are indeed pretty but the general feeling of being in 'Package Tour Land' is inescapable. We spent the night in Saint Antoni de Colange on a huge Eurocamp site which was both commercial and yet superb at the same time. The facilities were first class, the office like a high tech city suite and the nearby beach and promenade impressive if backed by high rise apartments. However, our pitch was like a small roundabout!
Nonetheless we had a very restful sunny afternoon and evening there before setting off this morning to head inland and back into the Pyrenees, this time on the Spanish side. We briefly breakfasted beachside at Begur -plush and luxurious- then hit the road.
A couple of hours driving brought us to our latest campsite and its mountainous beauty is breathtaking and justified the last few miles winding up narrow roads with a sheer drop on one side! We are just outside a small town called Saldes. Our surroundings are almost like Snowdonia but also with a little imagination we could be in the foothills of the Andes or the Himalayas. From our pitch we are looking out at snow-capped peaks, pine forests and rocky gorges. It is genuinely stunning.
Ted seems to be enjoying the variety of the trip (different walks everyday) and so far our almost
complete lack of Spanish has not been too disadvantageous.