Day 22. Moissac to Auvillar

Today was a 21km today and mainly all flat which made for a nice change .
We had one of our best breakfasts yet with muesli and fruit. Certainly not the normal over here. The fruit was kiwi fruit but not as nice as ours.
We met a slightly odd couple lastnight at our hotel who are from Montana and have their big german shepherd dog with them who was very welcome in the dining room. We all felt sorry for the 12 year old dog who went off limping this morning and they were walking 35km.
We could not start the walk until after the rugby had finished so by Radio ZB and stuff we managed to hear what was going on. Sounded tense.
The walk was very pretty all mainly along a canal flanked by beautiful old plane trees that were enormous.
Once again France seem to have shut down for the day and not a cafe or a toilet to be had.
There actually was 1 toilet but was probably one of the most disgusting ones I've used.
Luckily we had some nuts to sustain us and eventually about 230pm we entered this pretty town sitting atop a hill. There was an art gallery open combined with a bar so with our man walking from Slovakia and our 2 Dutch friends we had a drink in the town square. No food though to be had. There 2 Dutch ladies were trying to get an Uber driver to take them the last 10 km but as there were none the man who had served us drinks shut the shop and drove them!
There was a very swanky wedding going on and we peeked in the church. It was a stunning scene as was the sportscar outside.
Our gite is charming with a big lawn and pool. It was a beautiful sunny day but cold in the morning.
Auvillar is on a rocky outcrop above the Garonne River which use to be a very busy transport hub . We did see a lock being used on the canal which was fun to see.
All walking well and the boys had a slight spring in their step today knowing the ABs had won!Read more