Astoria Agen

... out of the campground an hour earlier than usual, so that meant that we had about 10 minutes of cool cycling before the heat of the day hit us. Out of beautiful Bordeaux wine country we were traversing on major roads - not as picturesque, but direct and well paved. We are now carrying 3-4 Liters of extra water with us as we have been running out midday. Amazingly, I’m not noticing the extra ...

... confusion. We drove the half mile road up to the Chateau complex and arrived to an empty lot. After confirming the wine tasting area was indeed open we found ourselves the only visitors on the entire, beautiful Chateau. Luxurious, indeed. We tasted their wines and various olive oils (olive oil tasting, by the way, is nearly as interesting as wine tasting if you haven't done it) then bought a bottle of their red to drink later on the trip and a younger bottle to take back to the ...

... more info on flying Blu-Express, see our link on low-budget airlines!<br> The flight was great, in a new plane, and we landed in Nice only to discover we had to travel from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 to pick up our rental car. While that ...

... cars and lorrys. Although we stopped for many water breaks we finally made it to Agen where we drank a beer on a park bench, like a homeless, which we were.<br><br>Just outside of the city we set up camp off a foot pass next to a huge river. We cooked our food on the rocks next to the river and as the sun set we listened to some wierd animal sounds which for some reason we assumed to be aligators.

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... stone villages and towns, and trying not to run over the pilgrims walking to Santiago de Campostella! A selection of Miradoux photos<br><br> <br> <br> <br>

It was a long day on the bus, but we finally made it to Provence. On the way we stopped in Avignon to see the Pope's Palace and then made our way to the Roman Aqueduct. After dinner in Provence, we stumbled upon a crazy street party with a DJ. It was fun experience to dance with the locals and get a feel for the flavor of the town. We are off to Barcelona tomorrow!

... br><br>20 minutes grumbling thunder preceeded a violent storm, force 8+, rain and big hailstones. Dave went out in pants only to save the awning from being blown off!<br><br>Nightingales (rossinol?) sang after the storm, and again in the morning.

... into the earth embankment, dislodging our numberplate. The helpful man at the Intermarche service station brought out his hammer but quickly recommended that we visit Souriac's sole garage . A young mechanic fixed the problem in minutes, prompting me to reward him with a five-euro note. I think my relief was so great that I became carried away with gratitude. In hindsight a two-euro coin would have been more than sufficient. Feeling much relieved we ...

... as a stopov** by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella in Spain, which may explain the decision to build such a grand church. The sacristy in the church has some wond**ful frescoes of the found**s of the church and, strangely, black angels. We walked ging**ly up the winding staircase from the sacristy to the top of the church tow**. Below we could see three hik**s who had stopped to rest, their Santiago pilgrim shells dangling from their packs. They w ...