You may have read that parts of France have been having some pretty severe weather, in particular near the Franco-Italian border. We’ve certainly felt the effects of some of that with heavy rain, but it seems to be much calmer now. We’ve still been able to get out and take our chances with the odd… Continue reading Castles in the air….
Dodging the weather
Well the week seems to have flown by and we’ve spent our time getting ship-shape, exploring locally on foot and exploring further afield. Another week of dire weather predictions, but just about every day seems to clear up in the morning to bring us Some dry weather and even sunshine. Still, it seems like we… Continue reading Dodging the weather
And then there were none……
We had always planned to rent a house as part of our trip, assuming that we probably wouldn’t want to camp for the whole time and we’d even thought of doing that in the busy summer months. In fact, in this strange year, campsites have been unusually quiet. Even during the 5-6 weeks of the… Continue reading And then there were none……
Exploring three rivers
Well it’s really beginning to feel autumnal, with colours turning and leaves falling. The weather forecast for this week has been dire but the days, apart from one, have actually turned out to be better than predicted so it hasn’t stopped us getting out. The days have generally been dry and quite warm in the… Continue reading Exploring three rivers
Food and daily life
We’re in a country famous for its food and staying in regions with many local specialities that are synonymous with France – bread and patisserie, duck, foie gras, nuits, chestnuts, cheese, wine and many others. Most of our campsites have not been next to towns or villages with any restaurants, so opportunities for eating out… Continue reading Food and daily life
Catching up with French friends
We’ve moved on again to another riverside location, this time in the west part of the Dordogne river and on the borders of the Périgord Pourpre (named for the grapes) and the Périgord Noir (named for the dark oak forests). Our campsite is at Limeuil which sits on the confluence of the Dordogne and the… Continue reading Catching up with French friends
A relaxing week
This has been a quieter week – at last – with time spent mostly enjoying the very local area by bicycle and the lovely September weather on the riverside. The vignerons obviously have an eye on the weather, which is set to turn, and we’ve heard and seen their harvesting machines out in fields early… Continue reading A relaxing week
Harvest Time
Our time at Figeac came to an end and we decided to spend another week in one of our first, and favourite, campsites on the river at Anglars-Juillac, west of Cahors. Surprisingly, the small campsite is still well-populated but mainly with Dutch and Belgian travellers – no French to be seen. It’s as beautiful as… Continue reading Harvest Time
Eastern Treasures
Figeac was a great base to explore further east, both along the Lot River and also other regions. We decided to have a lazier day and to ‘let the train take the strain’ as the station at Figeac was not too far away. There are limited destinations but we opted for Rodez, a small city… Continue reading Eastern Treasures
Windmills – do you mind…?
Figeac is also on one of the Chemin de Compostelle routes but we hadn’t expected any particularly scenic walking close to the town. Our walking app showed a circular walk direct from the campsite entrance so we decided to give that a go. Very quickly we were into lovely scenery, passing some ‘pilgrims’ walking in… Continue reading Windmills – do you mind…?