Gosh it was cold when we awoke this morning. The thermometer in the caravan said 10 degrees centigrade and it was colder outside. It would be a little chilly camping we thought.
However, the sun was shining and the sky was blue and no doubt the day would warm up. We headed towards Cahors alongside the River Lot past the houses built into the rock walls and also some pretty little villages.
Since we first came this way just over two weeks ago they have completely resurfaced about a 15 mile stretch and so the road surface is considerable better than when we arrived.
We found an Auto repair place and in less than two minutes the old tow ball was off and the new one fitted, as it took such a short time there was no charge.
I also wanted to find an internet café where I could connect up and fully upload my Phanfare Blog photos but the shop we found would not allow private notebooks to be used for so called security reasons. Anyway we used the time to check emails etc.
A walk around town followed by a very nice lunch, in a street café where we have been before, whiled away a good 90 minutes and then the high spot of the day, the trip to the launderette.
We sat by the river bank whilst waiting for the washing and by the main Cahors bridge they have used the space to recreate the Kings garden planted with different species of fruit trees and also herbs. This was also a good way to fill in some spare riverside land and make it enjoyable for the residents
The Carrefour store in Cahors has good quality food etc and their fish counter is better than the Hyper U we use in Villefranche and so as our next shopping day will be Friday, Cahors it will be.
On the site next to us are a Dutch family with two young children of about two and four, when we got back to the site late in the afternoon they were running around naked having a water pistol fight and having a lovely time. It was good to hear the screams of delight rather than the cries of distress you often hear on sites.
A little reading and so to bed.
