12.-07.08 Saturday. Lectoure to Roquelaure via an assignation in Fleurance. We rose early after a noisy night in the world's most expensive campsite, some of the local staff were up and playing with the machinery for mowing etc at 06:00, still we did not mind but would if we were staying. The whole place is …

11.07.08  Friday Set off this morning from La Romieu, up early but had failed to note time of opening of boulangerie, still making interesting noises and smells at 07:05 so went on our way without breakfast, chocolate bars essential after one and a half hours.  La Romieu has an old Abbey we could not go …

This is a post for those who have not experienced walking along the great range of French foot paths, in the hope that it may be useful to someone. These waymarks are intended to guide a walker or mountain biker, VTT Velos Tous Terrain in French on a given route cross country. I will cover …

10.07.08 Thursday. Aubiac to La Romieu. A very good night's sleep in our little suite in the La Metairie du Chateau, and a chance to chat with M. Marraud in the morning. He is the facteur or manager for the chateau estate, his uncle and aunt still live in the chateau and a good part …

9.07.08 Wednesday. A Field near Bernadette Farm to Chateau d’Aubiac via Agen. We met the farmer later in the evening, before pitching tents, his thick country accent and our lack of French meant communication was minimal but we understood he wished to put the cows in the field the next day (a ploy I think …

8.07.08 Tuesday. Villeneuve to A Field just south of Bernadette.. A very good day for walking – not too hot, with cloud cover, our only problem we don’t know where we’re going to stay tonight. No campsites available to break the 25 or so miles between Villeneuve and Agen. Still we started out anyway with a …

07.07.08 Monday. Monflanquin to Villeneuve sur Lot The lady of the house in the B&B was very good to us and took us back into town (no forward progress by vehicle) in order for us to have a meal, really beyond any expected hospitality. They have been there 7years, her partner is a builder, and …

06.07.2008 Sunday. Castillonnes to Monflanquin. A very wet night continuous rain and thunder from 1230 onward. We got up in the rain and packed under the leaky awning of the permanent caravan next door (unoccupied) and went into Castillonnes for breakfast. We rapidly left the roads and found ourselves on what would have been great …

5.07.08 Saturday. Le Bost into Castllionnes. On the way in to the site at Le Bost we passed a vineyard selling its own wines so returned later for tastings. A very fair Rose AOC Bergerac (did not know there was one) although a bit sweet went well with the curry that evening.Dry night but cloudy …

04.07.08 Friday. Bergerac to Le Bost (near Castillonnes). Early wakening to the mist blowing up the Dordogne, but dry tents. There was also a lone Canada goose looking hopefully at us, but since we ate out in town last night close to the old church of St James, there was no stale bread for it. …

03.07.08 Thursday. Villamblard to Bergerac. A night of thunder and rain so cooler today, good walking weather. Unfortunately in the village at 0700 , half an hour before the boulangerie opened, so not wanting to wait started walking, no shops at the first village and so a handful of dried apricots was our first breakfast …

02.07.08 Wednesday. Saint Astier to Villamblard. A thunderstorm in the night between 12 and 0230 woke all three of us, not much rain but an impressive Son et Lumiere. It also brought out the mosquitoes who were more active than us at 0630 so achieved a few bites. One even hitched with us to Villamblard …

01.07.08.Tuesday. Lisle to Saint Astier. A good day about 14 miles between 0700 and 1200 (including a welcome coffee in Mensignac) then it was too hot again. Even Geoff the lizard is perspiring somewhat. Good municipal campsite on the banks of the Isle river a tributary of De do Dronne Dronne, despite the campsite swimming …