Walk Day 10 - Cahors river loop

Sunday, May 31, 2009
Got the walking bug now so, on my last day I decided to explore the GR36 which runs along the Lot River out of Cahors. Left at 8am and walked to Laroque des Arcs and back -- a nice little 9klm round trip and back by 10:15.


As on the GR65, there's the familiar red and white marker on the lamp post on the right.

A garden alotment.

Scullers and fishermen.

Laroque des Arcs -- half these buildings are built right into the rock.

Walk Day 9 - Day of rest in Cahors

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Caught the bus to Cahors at the bottom of the Labouysse's lane (an on-demand service ordered for me last night by the missus at Labouysse merci bien) at 8:20 this morning. It took less than hour to get to town although it took me two days via the GR65 but then that's not the point, is it?

Explored Cahors, visiting the Pont Valentré again, wandering through the Saturday market, stopping for Kir Royales and rosé's as I went along.






Flavoured with violet...




Cahors has a great self-guided tour of "secret gardens" like this one behind the cathedral.