Moissac

We got caught out on Friday because of the Ascension Thursday holiday in France. Workers

did what we do in Australia. They took four days off and headed for the resorts. We were walking

Into Lauzerte and they beat us by car in their droves. They took all the accommodation and filled

The town square. Lauzerte is perched on top of a high hill. It was not good to get to the top to

receive bad news.

We walked on 12 k. to Durfort Lacapelette where we found a poor quality gite. The others there

French . One of them was Mark from Quebec who interpreted all night. We  had met him on previous

occasions.  We had a good time together eating food prepared by the group bought from the

supermarket.

We are now in the tourist city of Moissac which is best known for the UNESCO listed cloisters at

It's church - see photo. We saw them earlier today. Tomorrow we walk 21k. to Auvillar after our day off today for R & R.

Cheers to all,

Tim 

A friend for Lucy and Pippy

We are in a communal gite tonight with about 50 pilgrims and hangers-on. The communal dinner involved about 25 people and started with a song / prayer. I sat next to a young couple with Colan - about 2 years old. He insisted in kissing me goodnight before he left!

I was opposite an Avignon woman who starts her walk tomorrow - completing the whole thing after doing this last bit to St.Jean Pied de Port. With singing in the air I asked her about the  " sur la Pont d'Avignon " and within several minutes they were singing heartily!!

Quite an unexpected bonus to the day.

Montcuq to Moissac

The terrain is flattening out and the stage distances are increasing to the mid twenties per day. Meeting lots of people along the way and a couple of interesting Gites.

These photos will provide a glimpse......

 1. Self explanatory

 2. Our host Jean-Michel showing off his homemade liquors after Dinner in his gite outside Montcuq

 3. Eglise de Rouillac in the early morning sun

 4. Sunflowers against the clear morning sky

 5. Special sunflower with the church in background

 6. The sign we follow all day - " keep going straight ahead "

 7. An unexpected stall selling small cantaloupes - most welcome

 8. Not a good shot of the group of 8 who stayed in avery small gite in Durfort-Lacapelette - we bought the beer and wine while the 2 ladies prepared Pasta Bolognese from the small supermarket nearby.

Photos to go with Tim's blog re our gite called Trigodina

Cahors and Lasastide-Marnhac

We are now on our planned short walk from Cahors to Labastide-Marnhac. Unfortunately the

destination lived up to its name. The owner of the only gite in town conveyed to us that she had

closed down by yelling non non non etc from her balcony.

We went to the local bar restaurant where we were directed to a farm gite 3k. down our road.

This gite is pictured and proved to be very good. Dinner at 6.30. Wine in the cask. 7 for dinner.

All yet to arrive. 

I will correct two mistakes from my previous blog. The Lot river turned up again and we will not

Be half way until we reach Montcuq tomorrow. But as you point out Cate we have probably reached

Albury  from Melbourne.

A toast to Cahors

We both spent our rest day on Tuesday 13/8 doing some shopping, walking around, new watch band and haircut for Geoff and a new hat for Tim. Our farewell drink was in the Gambetta Blvd overlooking the ruins of a Roman building now restored as a Hotel

Leaving Cahors at 6.30 am

A few good shots on our short day of 13 Km. before tomorrow's 24 Km. to Montchuc. Tonight we stay in a private gite on a farm where they have converted an old cow barn into 2 storey accommodation for about 14 people. It started in business in  May 2010 and by the comments in the Visitors Book ( 98% French! ) we are in for a treat.  27 Euro for dinner, bed and early breakfast.