About 68 kms. Details.
A very easy ride to Cahors today, sun shining, pottering along, heart barely beating. Stopped off to take a look at Lauzerte, a beautiful little hilltop town that is on the St Jacques de Compostela pilgrimage route (or one of them) to Santiago. Fierce little climb to get up there - the pilgrims didn't make things easy on themselves - but massively worth it, just a beautiful little 14th century town square.
I'm unexpectedly impressed with Cahors, too. A very old town, and the old town centre is very attractive. Nice views across the river Lot...
... and some exceptionally pretty old buildings...
I stopped for a beer before dinner in a bar next to this one and found it deserted except for a Frenchman of about my own age who was so exaltedly, royally drunk that he was unable to articulate even in his own language how much he admired the savoir-faire of the English and how I was, already, his greatest friend. It was necessary for us to embrace before I left. Reminded me of Sunderland.
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