It was a warm but overcast morning with haze in the distance. It was time to start heading north away from the warm weather and towards the English Channel ports. The journey was through rather boring countryside until we crossed the Lot River at Villeneuve-sur-Lot. After that there were more hills and as we approached Bergerac a profusion of vineyards appeared. The vines looked very pretty in their Autumn colours, most of the grapes had been picked but there were still a few bunches on a few vines.
Our planned destination turned out to be an inspired choice – a popular camperstop on the river Isle and right next to Perigueux’s old town. We made the mistake of following some signs to the tourist information office. They turned out to be signs for vehicles (not that there was anywhere to park once you got there!) and we walked round a one-way system until we arrived back just a few metres from where we had started. However, the staff were very helpful providing us with an excellent walks map and telling us where the Internet cafes were located. There was one just a hundred yards away and we ordered drinks and settled down for over an hour of emailing and blogging. We were the only customers for the whole time and the bill came to €5.60 (£4.50). Given that recently we had been paying €5 just for the Internet connection, this was very reasonable.
We really liked what we had seen of Perigueux today and decided that we needed to investigate it further tomorrow.
Photos: A vineyard in the Bergerac region producing Monbazillac sweet wines; The camperstop at Perigueux with the old town and cathedral in the background; We never did find out why this Perigueux house was perched on the wall.
Our planned destination turned out to be an inspired choice – a popular camperstop on the river Isle and right next to Perigueux’s old town. We made the mistake of following some signs to the tourist information office. They turned out to be signs for vehicles (not that there was anywhere to park once you got there!) and we walked round a one-way system until we arrived back just a few metres from where we had started. However, the staff were very helpful providing us with an excellent walks map and telling us where the Internet cafes were located. There was one just a hundred yards away and we ordered drinks and settled down for over an hour of emailing and blogging. We were the only customers for the whole time and the bill came to €5.60 (£4.50). Given that recently we had been paying €5 just for the Internet connection, this was very reasonable.
We really liked what we had seen of Perigueux today and decided that we needed to investigate it further tomorrow.
Photos: A vineyard in the Bergerac region producing Monbazillac sweet wines; The camperstop at Perigueux with the old town and cathedral in the background; We never did find out why this Perigueux house was perched on the wall.
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