Nogaro /Lanne Soubiran

Coffee in Manciet tasted better than I could possibly imagine. I made my first reservation by telephone in France. And I am very proud. (J'ai faîte ma première réservation par téléphone aujourd'hui. Je suis très fier.). I can’t wait to tell SUSAN and the kids.

I was planning on staying in Nogaro. There were only a few places to stay in that town. But I wasn’t worried because I had recommendations from my host from last night.

That all changed when I came across a person I knew from lodging two nights back. She’s a very nice Belgian young woman. And when I told her where I was planning to stay, she said they are fully booked. You’re going to have to call ahead and go onto the next town. I took a photograph of her guidebook with the page for the next town. Something in her urgency gave me the courage to try. And it went very well when someone very kind answered the phone. So I’ll be staying at Gîte Le Presbytère-Maison d'artiste in Lanne Soubiran.

The agriculture around us has changed quite a bit. While we still see some corn and other grains, mostly we have grapes, ducks, and horses. The water is heavily managed here. There are lots of little ponds that appeared to have aerator.

It’s been a strange season four agriculture. I’m pretty sure I understood correctly from my television that was on at a bar last night that they are harvesting the grapes much earlier than usual. Also, I’m hearing new bird songs. Today I heard the prettiest little song from. Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea).

Well, I I have to stop waxing poetical here and get going to my lodging. Allons-y!

TERROIR DE L'HÔPITAL-SAINTE-CHRISTIE

It’s 12:03 PM and this is what it looks like when you are crossing the Greenwich Meridian.

18.2 miles gets me to my gîte!

Dinner tonight: Tres bien.
Moules
Canard avec cardamome, courgette,
deux types de pommesBaca lagi