Chill Day!

So after a very lovely cool nights sleep in Rox, with a window open (now fixed), we woke and sat with C&K for breakfast . . . pain au raisin and coffee/tea were the order of the day. There were absolutely no plans for today as it was a spare day before the race tomorrow.
After breakfast - well nearly midday, we all went for a walk with Bilbo & Eddie ( I forgot to mention C&K’s gorgeous two little mutts) down a little way from our spot to a small crystal clear and freezing cold stream, passing a small cow shed - then on a little further to a rise that gave even more views down towards Barèges. After a short encounter with mountain cattle we returned to the stream for a second paddle with Bilbo and Eddie and then back to our parking spot. The walk back up the hill was decidedly tougher than we had expected.
Back at Rox, Craig set about making a curry (did I say he liked cooking 😂) which bubbled away for the next hour or so, during which time we shared a few more stories, wine and beer.
A visit from a (how to say this nicely?) - a thieving con artist provided a short interlude with the result being me buying a bar of nougat for €20 - it actually did get rid of him though.
Post the curry we chatted with some Belgian guys across the road and exchanged French beer for Belgian beer - while discussing Trumps attempt to cheat America to a World Cup victory.
We finished the evening (up to midnight) playing a card game which C&K play often. After a couple of rounds to get the idea of the rules we went in for the full game . . . . I won’t brag about who won 🤔
After a day that actually seemed to fly by we retired to Rox once more, still with window open and bedded down for the night.
The first day of racing is tomorrow - Stage 6 !!

Song of the day:
The Bartender & The Thief - StereophonicsRead more