Lascabannes – Lauzerte: 21kms – Thursday, October 7th

A very picturesque walk today. Gorgeous countryside as we left the Lot and entered the Tarn-et-Garonne region. Met up with one of the French-woman walkers from the previous night’s gite and chatted in our combined broken English-French. The upshot of this observation is that I finally comprehended the aural distinction between poison et poisson – an important distinction if ordering at a restaurant…

We spent the night at a chamber d’Hote run by an ex-pat couple from England – Margaret and John. Retired, they had visited in the region for many years, before purchasing their home three years previously, just on the outskirts of Lauzerte. They recently started offering a couple of their rooms as a B&B in order to supplement their income due to the significant loss of value the British Pound has suffered to the Euro. Very hospitable hosts, and a pleasant room with a nice dinner thrown in for an additional 20E.

Lauzerte is a very quaint village, perched high on the hill. Fortunately we got a ride to the top from our hosts. A quick late afternoon tour and beer in the square with a handful of our walking friends who were all once again staying in the local gite…