Looks
like another reasonable day, cool and cloudy, with sunny intervals.
Decided it was time to get the cycles off the cycle rack. Tourist
information advised that there are no specific cycle routes in this
area, so we resorted to a map from reception, indicating “chemins
rurals”. At the first attempt we were battling along a narrow path
with grass growing head high, so retraced our steps and found an
alternative track, which led us high above Brantome ….....
and then
straight back into the town.
A
coffee stop recharged the enthusiasm and we set off again along the
road by the river, and then out into the countryside. After about a
40 minute steady climb and arrival in a small village, with …...
absolutely nothing, we turned round and enjoyed the freewheel back to
the road in a quarter of the time, disturbing a pair of herons as we
passed a lake.
There
seemed to be more shops, cafes and restaurants open today and we felt
we should do our bit for the French economy by having the “menu de
jour” at one of the restaurants built into the cliffs. Real
French life – sitting on the pavement watching the world go by.
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