Monday 16 June 2014

Plums and chateaux...

After breakfast (including tasty home made jams of fig and strawberry) Benoit leads us safely through the rush hour traffic on his way to work. The first village we take a detour through is Varetz, where every building is made of a local stone of a very attractive red colour.


All the village churches now have very pointy slate roofs like witches hats. Arnac-Pompadour has the most magnificent chateau, with great curved walls next to the entrance arch. Opposite is an equally fine equestrian centre from which a very smart lady on a very fine horse emerged and trotted past. We cannot resist the Plat de Jour at the Cafe alongside. Suitably nourished with local enormous sausages, we pass acres of plums, grown on big wooden trellises. Tractors are busy in the fields, turning the new-mown hay to dry in the sunshine.
Two minutes after we decide to look for a place to camp, we spot a sign for Les Vigeres campsite, 1/2 mile off our road. It is a former farm with lovely rural views, run by a British couple. It is still early afternoon so an opportunity to wash and dry our cycle gear, and get up to date on our blog!


Miles to date:- 2116

Location:Brive to near St-Yrieix- la -Peche