A nice breakfast (good coffee, yogurt and Magdalenas!) set us up for a chill morning. Decided to spend a bit of time in town before heading down the road. Only 20 kilometers or so planned. A few picnic provisions, an espresso and we were off. Followed a canal path today for quite some time. A bit too much coffee precipitated a bathroom stop. Unfortunately, there were no public facilities along the path so a "nature stop" was called for. Upon finishing (Ed) the Gendarme happened to come by in a vehicle. Thought we were in trouble. They stopped to ask us.....if we had seen some man doing indecent things. After we told them "no", they were on their way. Whew! Eventually came to a village where we stopped to picnic and rest. A short jaunt after that landed us in our destination town of Auvillar. It's another quaint, stone-built, wall fortified village set upon a hilltop. Early arrival offered us time for exploration and rest.
We shared a great meal of a creamy root soup, slowed cooked beef and seasoned potatoes, and finished with an apple crisp topped with ice cream. Except for us, all other were French with one who knew English....a great time for us to practice what little French we know.
Gite Le Petit Baladin. In the middle of the village small chambers, we have a room for us. Great food and kind hostess. An underrated gem.
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