Wednesday July 13, 2011, 44 km (27 miles) – Total so far: 2,685 km (1,669 miles)
We woke to another rainy day. We managed to get through 10 weeks without any rain, and first week of the school holidays the drought has been broken. Typical!
It was forecast to be a wet day, and for once the forecast was correct. We got totally drenched. It turns out my brand new cycle jacket isn’t waterproof and the inside appears to be breaking down. This is pretty typical for me. My cycle jacket when we did Germany/Austria wasn’t waterproof either. Anyway, I will be sending the jacket back.
We got to Cahors – a big town- and seeked shelter for the night. After finding a few hotels to be full already – we thankfully found a reasonably priced chain hotel.
It was Bastille day eve so there were festivities going on. Apparently the French don’t celebrate Bastille day (they certainly don’t call it Bastille day). Most of the celebrations are on the evening before, with Bastille day (or bank holiday as they call it) is simply a day off.
We went for dinner at a restaurant that was recommended. They do their own Foie Gras ( I know – not a cool thing to eat, but when in France , blah blah) and their own confit de canard (i.e. confit duck not from a tin). The food was ok – but nothing compared to restaurant Lynne and Bryan’s.
There was an excellent fireworks display over the old and famous bridge which made for a neat setting. The fireworks were done in sync with music and it was really good. I would have got more photos but I have somehow filled up my 8gb card already!
