Day 1 Cahors to Granejouis 16.1kms 320m

We did it!

Despite wars, injuries, limited preparation and ever growing age we have finished day 1.

It started like this-

continued like this

and finished with a hot shower - lovely.

You may have guessed from the photo that spring is still fighting with winter. We hit 11° today but the wind helped it to feel just a touch cooler. ☃️ 

The walk was on country lanes and gravel tracks. The climbs were moderate grades and there was a lunch stop with ☕ and 🥪. We are now the first guests for the year at a farmhouse owned by an elderly lady who has returned to her childhood home. It is simple but quiet and comfortable. Here is the view from our verandah.

Our host Odette and her sister Marie Therese prepared a simple but delicious evening meal. A salad of carrot egg and lettuce, then sauted chicken and potatoes, then two soft cheeses and then a baked apple. It was all washed down with a local red wine. She is a singer and harmonica player and she sang for us in Languedoc an old language from Occitane in Southern France.

You don't see this in Castle Towers.

Bye for now.