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We spent the entire afternoon canoeing down the Dordogne. We packed a lunch and found a nice spot along the river to enjoy some wine and cheese. It was so peaceful and beautiful. Every couple of Kilometers was anothe castle overlooking the river. The river was so flat that we could just float along and enjoy the view.

From the cousins house we moved further west to Neils parents house. They have a place in a beautiful old town. It is an old walled vilage on the hilltop overlooking the valley. The village is full of cobblestone streets, windy narrow alleys and cute little homes. We ate great meals, enjoyed excellent wine and spent time with Neils parents. thank you again for hosting us!

We left the west coast and headed inland to look for work. We stopped at Angouleme for lunch which had a spectacular view from the old city. We carried on into the Dordogne, and looking for a campsite came across a municipal site in a little town called Argentat-sur-Dordogne. The weather was stifling hot, which that night brought on 24 hours of massive thunderstorms and then 3 days of rain! The Dordogne was flooding and even Argentat lost electricity one night!

... any idea what kind of amount will be charged. And the amount varied widely! Our friend had told us Avignon was dull and way too touristy, but we had a very different experience. Unless we're way more mainstream than we thought (not too likely). We really enjoyed the town, and if you haven't been in one of these medieval walled towns before, I'd think this would be a great one to start in. People were very friendly, and ...

... all the way to the pyrennees, according to some of the people who actually have guidebooks. which will make me happy because although my pack is heavy it does not pain me to go uphill. downhill however is another manner, and my knees hurt quite a bit. i'm very cheery today, but we do get sad and your prayers and thoughts really do help us along, so if you read this, please let me know. love trae

... compeet, doubled in size the third day. this affliction was quite painful, and yet with the determined doggedness you would expect from a texan i walked through the pain. now, eight days in, i think the only aches we are experiencing are muscle, heart, or soul aches, and our bodies have hardened into vessels fit for walking. I am not sure if everyone is aware jeff tams and i brought the video camera with us to make a documentary, but we did ...

... Probably more fun to write. Jules offered us a ride. And dispatched one of his rabbit-toothed dogsbodies to take us down the road. He drove us two minutes, then stumbled through a long and awkward farewell-see-you-soon-youve-been-gr**** ****-what-was-your-name-again-sorry? Freedom! Ride with an English teacher (a French one). Quite creepy. Never become a Language teacher. Serious "autostop ...

... Puy. Relief. Le Puy is a beautiful town. It has a crumbling castle perched on a comically craggy cliff in the centre. Find the internet and realise that Betabet is not in Le Puy. Take a bus to a little town nearby then catch two more lifts off kind souls and finally. Arrive.

... young wine merchant, Cristian Maddellena in the very remote and wild highlands of Roccatederighi. There, the Sicilian born owner and his wife served it two ways - stewed with herbs and tomatoes along with homemade ravioli stuffed with spinach and local cheese and topped with the chinguale (wild boar) sauce. This was preceded by a plate of the most fragrant and delicate zucchini with mama's own tagliatelle and slices of zucchini, lightly chargrilled and ...

... half dressed in freezing temperatures are just hoping it's a "cold spell" that will pass. I remember the tradition every fall when mom would bring out the bags of "winter clothes" and I would re-discover my favorite scarf with the mittens on the ends. Maybe that preparedness is one of the plusses of having more pronounced seasons. In any case, I am definitely looking forward to seeing the sun more. Cahors is a little ...