Day 14 Figeac to Oussac (near Cajarc)

Today took a slightly different spin on our normal day of walking.
Sitting under the grapevine of a wonderful restaurant in Figeac last night a decision was made to spend more time in the morning exploring the beautiful town of Figeac steeped in so much history and cut out some of our walk by taking a taxi.
We had one of our best meals yet ( lamb chops) and a wonderful local red wine.
With that decision made we were very relaxed as walking in 30 degree heat is not pleasant.
So after a leisurely breakfast we explored the town with buildings from the 13th century.
A famous person from here was Jean Francis Champollion who is famous for translating hieroglyphics from the Rosetta stone. He sounded very clever and their is a whole museum in his honour. It was a wonderful morning with the obligatory coffees in the square .
The taxi arrived and off we drove to avoid a good part of the walk. As it was hot we were very happy.
We did walk the last few kilometers in scrubby countryside with very few trees and lots of gorse and blackberry but found a spot under a tree to have our picnic lunch..delicious courgette quiche. This area is the home of fois gras and truffles.
Finally we came across our farm house which is literally in the middle of nowhere. What I would call a very wild garden with peacocks and doves floating around. The lady speaks very little English but very hospitable and dinner tonight is at the farm kitchen table.
Its very relaxing as I sit under a tree and who knows what's going on in the world.
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