29th June

Today we left Cahors. Finished breakfast and out the door into the misty rain. We walked to the train station where we caught the bus to Tour-de-Faure, about two days walk out of Cahors along the Le Lot river. It was an interesting drive with the bus going through the tunnels cut into the cliff side. We missed the bus stop and had to get the driver to stop. You just can't take some people anywhere. You wouldn't think she was off for a week in the country with that old fellow.

That sorted out we walked back and over the river into the village of Saint-crib-Lapopie. This village is one of the 'Les Plus Beaux Villages de France' (most beautiful) and is very old and beautiful. It is perched on an outcrop of rock overlooking the river.

On the way in I spotted what I could do with at home, another red haired lass who could shovel sand and handle a wheel barrow.

We could have spent hours there looking around instead had a cup of hot chocolate and a quick look. Not many people around that early in the morning and all the tourist places (just about the whole place) were just starting to open. View down the river.

Off down the track to the right of this building to walk back down the river along the famous 'Ganil towpath'. This was one of the must see items and it didn't disappoint.

This is the tow path.

Back across the river at Bouzier and the back up river to the joining with the Le Cele river. Got bused through here this morning. Annette was hoping none were due.

Then off north along the Le Cele river for the next few days. Yep for those who got my email with the proposed agenda, it has changed. We are now walking north east along the Le Cele river to Figeac. No buses along here so we have to made it under our own steam. We reached Cabreret our destination, just in time as we were both starting to feel the strain of the first days walking. Tent up in the caravan park and instead of having a snooze it was back into town to have a look around to see if it was scraps or a proper meal for dinner. Cabernet has a few interesting homes built up against the cliff face.

Located a restaurant that would be open for dinner tonight so back to the tent for a bit of a rest. Dinner was a simple meal with a couple of glasses of wine and heaps of water then back off to bed. You sometimes have to pinch yourself to remember exactly where you are.

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