The Pyrenees are covered in snow, we can see them clearly stark white against the light blue skyline. The days have been sunny and mild and the proprietor in the supermarket in the village remarked to me 'c'est printemps maintenant, peut etre l'hiver arrive en fevrier' (it is spring now, maybe winter will arrive in February). We are happy for winter to stay hidden however so we can enjoy our short time here, packing our belongings before we leave to live in Vietnam.
Fortunately our ties with 'Caoutelle' have not been severed as our landlord has agreed that we can leave our personal belongings in boxes in a corner of the house and our few pieces of furniture 'in situ'. It comforts us that we will have our belongings here and therefore must return.