Today

It was raining quite heavily today so I couldn't go outside!!!
So, I just stayed in the winery but there was still quite a lot to do anyhow.

I spent most of the day topping up all the barrels with wine as nobody had done so for three months and quite a lot of wine had evaporated during this space of time.

However, I was assigned the task of translating Cabidos' brochure into english as Vivien (the owner of the vineyard) wants there to be a website in english as well as in french.

Anyway, instead of bringing lunch to work, I decided to lunch in a nearby town Arzacq which is about 7 minuntes from Cabidos.

Rory recommended that I go to this restaurant called, Le cafe des sports as they do a four-course lunch for 11 euros.

I began with a large bowl of potage, which warmed me up as it was quite chilly outside.

Then I had a mackerel salad with a mustard sauce. This was very tasty and it was a generous portion as well.

For my main course, I had some grilled veal with a garlic and pepper sauce and fried potatoes. It looked like a huge portion but it turned out that there was quite a substantial amount of fat so the portion was smaller than it looked. It was a good-sized portion in the end. The meat was tender and the sauce went perfectly with mild taste of the veal.

Finally, I had a chocolate fondant which was quite disappointing as i suspect store-bought rather than being made on the premises.

I was extremely satisfied at the end of the meal and it is nearly impossible to beat in terms of value as I cannot think of many places in Europe where one can have four courses for 11 euros!

I shall certainly be visiting 'le cafe des sports' again, not least because Arzacq is the nearest place where I can get petrol.

Apologies for the lack for photos- i was too busy eating!