A late morning start and we headed
for Cahors and a visit to the old town and Cathedral and also the Valente
Bridge. It was rather warm again today but we all enjoyed the opportunity to
walk rather than ride in the car and of course u can see so much more. We had
the usual coffee in a side street cafe and then spent about an hour looking
around the Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors)
which dates back to the 11th century and of course there has been quite some
considerable renovation during its long history but recently all the stained
glass windows have either been replaced or repaired and they look really beautiful.
From there
we walked to the Point Valentre bridge which is a fourteenth century fortified
stone arch building and very impressive as it spans the Lot River. Following
this we had a picnic lunch by the river instead of doing some washing.
We took the
long way back so that they could enjoy the countryside some more and got back to
the Hotel late afternoon. Later in the evening we joined J & D on the
terrace for a pre dinner glass of wine before departing for Cajarc where we went
to the new restaurant we had discovered and we had a really great meal with
Denise saying that it was probably the best meal of her life but certainly the
deserts were to die for. The owner and chef came out to have a chat yet again
and say goodbye and we thanked him for the excellent dinner and also the free
bottle of bubbly he welcomed us with. What a lovely evening it was and the
temperature sitting in the restaurant courtyard was just about right.
Then back
to St Cirq Hotel and us to our camp site in Larnagol.
