For some reason we awoke early and thought well lets go and so by 0900 we were in the car and off, wow this is unusual for us.
So we went the country route through Labistide-Murat and then on to Vers where we checked on a caravan site by the river Lot. It’s a lovely site but Municipal run but also to get to it there is a low bridge and what with angles and heights of vans it’s unlikely we could get ours in but perhaps one day if we get a smaller van we may use it.
Then along the River Lot which looked really beautiful in the sun and with St Cirq Lapopie on the hill overlooking the river it was really a lovely sight. The houses in this region are built in this very warm coloured brick and with their red slate roofs this part of France is really very beautiful. No photos as they have been taken on earlier trips.
We crossed the river at Larnagol and then headed up to Calvignac where we noticed that the local ‘Marie’ has been stripped inside and a major rebuild project is underway. This building is very large and not used for some years and perhaps its being converted in to a house or flats but one thing is for sure they will have a really magnificent view over the Lot valley, umm that would be nice.
Then on to Villefranche and by this time we needed a technical stop and what could be better than McDonalds who always have good loo’s and free wifi.
We had a lovely walk around town and it was very quiet as it is not yet the main tourist season and then on to the Globe Cafe overlooking the River L’Aveyron where we have been many times in the past years and just as we sat outside to eat it started to rain a little but the large trees protected us and so we enjoyed the full French lunch with a small carafe of ‘vin rouge’
Then some shopping at a new large Leclerc on the outskirts of town and by this time the rain had stopped and it was getting quite warm (29 degrees) and so headed back home via Fijeac and finally arrived back around 5.30 pm only to find several more caravans have arrived and one has parked next to us and blocked our view down the site. I started talking about snakes but they still haven’t moved yet but perhaps tomorrow if/when we BBQ that should do the trick.
A quiet evening and it was cool and so we sat in the van watched another episode of ‘Spooks’ which is a great series and shows off London rather well.
Let’s hope the weather stays Ok for tomorrow’s BBQ.
