Day 03 - Tales From The Riverbank

Well, we all almost over-slept but dragged ourselves out in the nick of time to make our way to market, taking the D137 through Francescas and then west bound on the D112 & D149 passing through Lasserre, before finally arriving at Mézin.
The market was probably not as large as we were expecting, but the bonus was that it being directly next to the church, meant volunteers were handing out Easter Eggs as it was Easter Sunday. When timed correctly it was possible to walk the square of the market and get access to 4 egg baskets each lap.
Filled with chocolate eggs, croissants and coffee we left the market having now decided to drive to Nérac.
Taking the D696 north east we arrived in Nérac some 20 minutes later.
The fortified medieval and renaissance town of Nérac, the capital of the Albret region, nestles on the banks of the Baïse with picturesque properties along the banks. In glorious sunshine we explored the narrow backstreets and main square, before stopping for drinks on the riverside. After some more following our nose through the historic backstreets we returned to the car and headed back home.
The afternoon was spent sitting in the sunshine, chatting and chilling before we decided to walk down and around the lake, which is nestled just down from the gite.
Back at the gite, we fed and watered before calling it a day. Tomorrow there is no rush to wake up 😉Read more