Hotel des Barris Perigueux

... at the cafes and it's anywhere from 4,50-7,10 (that's eros, so add a **** ton of dollars to that, AND no free refills). The "ruins" were to far away for our time crunch so i didn't get to them, but we went to an old cathedral where the knights of templar used to hang out alot. It was neato. I'll post more soon. Miss and love you all.

TTFN

Bergerac sure was neato! i shoulda taken pics of the rif-raf to show everyone. There were some punk kids hanging in the town square. I had prolly the best hamburger ever, which is weird since i'm from Nebraska. hmmmm..... I think all i'm doing here is eating, which is the opposite of what i wanted. I'll prolly come back 10 ponds heavier, or some matter of kilograms or whatever it is ...

... so cool. I put up a few pics here. I feel bad for everyone in freezing cold Nebraska! Don't worry i'll be back to suffer with you soon enough. I spent way too long without internet and thought i was gonna die, but now that i know where to get it from i'm good to go. I'll be traveling into Bergerac tomorrow to check out the small town stuff and see what fun the town has to offer.

... of vin rouge... bliss.








My visit also gave my folks an opportunity to take a few days off from the hard labour of building their house with their own fair hands. In a year they have gone from owning a bare patch of land to having a little home which they themselves have roofed, floored, wired, plumbed, walled, plastered, tiled etc ...

Distance covered: 15 miles

Well we originally had planned to leave fairly early in the morning but these plans were destroyed by not being able to part with the swimming pool and spending time kicking the hacky sack with Winston (who turns out to be a football legend). We finally left around 6pm. Cycled a few miles, found a nice wood and slept in just the inner sheets of the tents. The sky was so clear you could see the milky way. Although not luxurious, this was certainly a paradise.

Distance covered: 75 miles (on the fist day)

I have to say cycling up and down hills for 75 miles (6.5 hours) with luggage on a ****** bike with bad gears is not fun. Not even a little bit. Even if it was all down hill just sitting on a bike for that long isn't cool. On top of all this we only managed to find one water supply, which was green. However, arriving in Bergerac to see ...

... will happen next?
I don't really want to know, what's the point of that, I want to experience it all, to charge on - I want to daydream, take it slow.
Mixed feelings? Maybe, but as long as the formula is right I think it will be just fine.

p.s. Just back from a wonderful night with Bernadette and Nico and an absolutely delicious dinner, prepared by.......Nico.
Somewhere along the line it was decided he'd take over ...

Stayed here in Biarritz - thought we would treat ourselves after the rough camping. Very nice indeed! LUXURY indeed.

http://www.relaischateau x.com/en/search-book/hotel-restaurant/b rindos ...

... too. It has a Gallo Roman section and a Medieval section to the town. The Roman dates back to the 1st century and there was some amazing ruins of ampitheatres and temples etc. The Medieval part is still in use and is equally as impressive. This is probably my favourite town, in terms of people. There were markets on, as it was a Sunday, and we thought ...

... chips, again washed down with a mixture of beer and red and white wine. It must have been a good evening as Emma was confident enough by the end of the evening to test the durability of her outbuildings by gently nudging them with the car's bumper. With another group of visiting friends, we went to Brantome, a little town that is 100's of years old and which, in the "medieval times" used its natural river as a moat. It also has a massive monastery built into the ...