Sarlat to Vitrac Port

The markets at Sarlat  proved excellent and we found grapes, ripe tomatoes, cheese and bread for the 8ks advised as our route.  We made our polite goodbyes to the japanese chef and his smokey bear of a wife. The son had made up a special song list for us the night before and transported us back in time. Really really lovely family and we missed being able to stay longer.

The road out of Sarlat proved beautiful sunny patches revealed green slopes, cool wet forests and the odd chateaux perigord noir style. A superb ride for 8ks reveled a rambling old hotel who were quite happy to give us the room for our stuff before 12. A snip at only e54 per night with legumes on the restaurant menu.

We then zoom off to experience the Domme baggage free, a slow mild hill up and a fast steep hill down 3ks each way. Lunch overlooking the Dordogne vallee was pretty good with German bus loads laughing at but also envying our piping hot cafes noir..

A short burst onwards past villages attached to cliff faces and intestinal gardens at the top of a steep hill. Then a swing back to a terrace under our window and some more glorious sun.

Optimism is funny stuff...today recovering from a cold and after three or four days of cold grey days the sun shone and made us feel really really good as we rode along suddenly without a care in the world.