Day 8 Saint Come d Olt to Estaing

We got away about 830 in fine weather with a nice walk along the Lot River. It was so scenic leaving the town but wasn't long before the rain set in. Once again Bill was keeping us informed of how the ABs were going which sadly not the result any kiwi was wanting.
The rain stopped for awhile and we visited a romanesque old old church along the way. After 7 km we walked into Espalion which has a very pretty entry along the Lot river. It was typical of any town on a Saturday with kids playing sport and I think the end of a park run. It didn't take long for Brian to find a cafe where the rugby was on so watched the end of the game.
The rain started to pour down so Brian and I decided to taxi to Estaing while the others braved the elements.
However there were no taxis answering so the lovely young girl in the tourist office told us of a free bus to Estaing at 130pm for the medieval festival here. We were getting on that bus!
Had a leisurely lunch while we waited and I had an underwhelming dish of escargots bur Brian loved his burger and chips!
The bus ride only took about 15 minutes and we arrived in Estaing another gorgeous medieval town and the festival was in full swing with lots of music, legs of lamb on spits and people dressed up in medieval gear.
We not long back from a local pub where we had pork and chips and crepes for dessert. The owner a real character who shouted us all a mint aperitif.
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