This week we moved on to Figeac, the second largest town in the Lot department and situated on the River Célé at the eastern extremity of the department. Our campsite is a short bicycle ride from the centre of town, on the river Célé next to a leisure park and kayaking area. We’re not looking… Continue reading Figeac
Hidden Gems
Our days in Brengues have been a mixture of exploring on foot, bicycle and motorcycle. Our two motorcycle trips out have taken us both north and south of the campsite. Even though we’re travelling relatively short distances, there are lots of hidden gems to see, so we’re off and back on the bike quite regularly… Continue reading Hidden Gems
Back in the Vallée du Célé
Brengues We’ve moved on to our next stop at Brengues in the River Célé valley. It’s not that far from where we were at Saint Cirq Lapopie and we had a brief motorbike ride along part of the valley when we were staying there. Brengues is a very small one-horse village about half-way between Bouziès… Continue reading Back in the Vallée du Célé
‘Les plus beaux villages’ by motorbike
Our recent trips out have been on the motorbike and we’ve ticked off another two of the ‘Plus beaux villages’ from our ‘virtual’ sticker book and these are probably our favourites to date. Travelling on the bike means we can get right up into the centre of these hillside towns without worrying about parking, as… Continue reading ‘Les plus beaux villages’ by motorbike
Saint Antonin Noble Val
We’ve now had the chance to have a more leisurely look around the town that drew us here, away from the busy market day. Whilst it is very much a tourist magnet, it is also a town that seems alive with shops, facilities and schools. The town sits on the confluence of the Aveyron and… Continue reading Saint Antonin Noble Val
Exploring in the Aveyron
So if there was a sticker book for ‘Les plus beaux villages de France’ (and who knows, there may be one) we would certainly be ticking off a few of them. The weather is hotting up again with 37C again over the last two days. On Wednesday we headed off on the motorbike to explore… Continue reading Exploring in the Aveyron
Joe Blogs
My old Dad liked to fish. He was a fly fisherman and he used to tie his own flies on a little vice screwed to the kitchen table. He had a pair of green waders, which invariably leaked, but he used them to wade into the River Severn with his cane rod and fly-hook adorned… Continue reading Joe Blogs
Moving to the Aveyron River
On Saturday we packed up camp (in the dry which is always good) and travelled about 30 miles directly south from Saint Cirq Lapopie via Beauregard, Saint Projet, Caylus and the Bonnette river valley to our next destination – Saint Antonin Noble Val. We’re now on a different river – the Aveyron – and in… Continue reading Moving to the Aveyron River
Local meanderings and geology lessons
On Wednesday it’s still warm and we headed out on the trusty (and now very dusty) bicycles to see a few local villages we’ve read about. The road follows the river through fields of sweetcorn and we stopped to look at the quiet hamlet of Saint Martin-Labouval before heading on to Cénevières. We passed by… Continue reading Local meanderings and geology lessons
Towpaths and Tobacco
The heatwave continues, as it does in the UK we hear, so it’s probably a good week to be next to a river where we can have a dip to cool down when we want. Joe has also used the cooler early morning hours to go out on his motorbike and ride some excellent nearby… Continue reading Towpaths and Tobacco