Day 28 Condom to Montréal

It was back on the trail again today for a pretty easy 17km walk.
We had a great meal out lastnight in a restaurant Jane chose. Normally all our meals that were prepaid are at the gites we stay at and there is no choice in what you get. Lastnight was one of 3 nights on the trip where we had to find and pay for our own meal. It was a set menu where you could choose the 48euro or the 28 euro so it was 28 for us! First course was cauliflower soup with scallops and a blob of chocolate! Totally delicious if different. Main was pork fillet mignon and the dessert was meringues with a pumpkin puree! A bit weird but also delicious! Brian then sneaked out his small bottle of armagnac which we ended our meal with after enjoying the local red wine with the meal.
The walk today was through some very overgrown treed areas but pretty. Then it was more vineyards and fields being ploughed. Plus a very old roman bridge.
Suddenly Montreal seem to appear just in time for a late lunch. There was not 1 toilet or café on the walk so it was nice to have a yum lunch of courgette pasta salad and the most delicious lemon meringue pie! The boys wanted 1 each but we persuaded them to just halve them. Such disappointment for them!
Montreal is one of the oldest fortified towns and founded in the 1200s with of course a beautiful old church.
Our accommodation is pretty amazing in a very old building with big wide oak floorboards and big old wardrobes .
Its been a restful afternoon.
There is a big storm hitting the north of England over the weekend so we are hoping it doesn't come down here. It was cloudier today but nice for walking.Read more