This is good to know, we've been to Roses many times and always enjoyed our stay.

 

Thank you! Notes made. Hope you get back on the road and safely home.

 

There have been very strong winds here for the last few days, with people almost blown over in the street, so we have not ventured outside the hotel except to eat nearby, and buy a few things from the supermarket opposite (where the car is parked free of charge), but tonight at about 9 p.m. the wind dropped to a gentle breeze..
So we should be en route home, to the N of Carcassonne, tomorrow a.m, after doing our usual shopping (mostly essential hospitality supplies from Wine Palace and meat from Blasi's stall in Roses market), filling the petrol tank, and a last menu del dia, probably at La Parada in Vilamalla.
We're thinking of either buying a small pied a tierre, or perhaps renting something off-season, so we can spend the winters here, where it is usually at least 5 degrees warmer than chez nous, and 911 Taller will be my first choice to look after our old but usually reliable 1996 Audi A4 (which has only done 88,500 km) from new), as this has become a bit difficult for me as the years pile up.

 

Yes, Roses can get very windy and is quite open. Still mild enough but it gets a lot calmer and milder once you Pals as the coast is more sheltered with a lot more trees. The only downside in Roses is that property is also quite expensive now, there are some cheaper apartments but they are either older or seem to be on the market all the time.

We usually spend the day there before driving back through and get some last supplies at Supermercats Montserrat in Empuriabrava, they always have a good wine selection.