Day 23 Auvillar to Miradoux

We had a delicious duck confit last night with goat cheese starter( Brian not a fan on the cheese) The Rest of us are enjoying goats cheese as its much milder than home.
Early bed and woke to a beautiful sunrise and off we set for our 17km walk.
Of course being a Sunday we didn't expect much to be opened but were pleasantly surprised to have 2 villages with cafes opened . Lee decided at our morning tea stop that we must try the almond pastries. What a great decision that was and after all it was Sunday! We had great chats with 2 French men from near Conques and they LOVE rugby.
Onwards we went through near empty towns and empty churches again wondering where is everyone!
There was a big nuclear power station we could see in the distance. The countryside was pretty without being remarkable but very pleasant walking.
I missed it but the other 3 saw the first view of the Pyrenees which is our end point. A way to go yet but it's 3 weeks today since we started.
The soil is parched so some of the sunflower crops look pretty stunted.
We are now at a very cute town and in a farm gite where a big harvester was rolling over sunflower fields.
The host here also loves rugby. I can smell wonderful flavors coming from the kitchen.
A slow Sunday sort of day. Wouldn't a roast leg of lamb and mint sauce be nice!Read more