After leaving Condom and the Gascoyne Region, we travelled to the Dordogne Valley , calling into historical Villages along the way. This area is so fascinating, some villages date back to the 12th century. All are built around a town square wirh a cathederal and all are architectually unique in some way.
The highlight was Beynac, a small medieval village on the banks of the Dordogne river. A steep climb through the village streets lead to an amazing castle built atop an escarpment which at varying times has housed both French and British Kings.
The movie 'Joan of Arc' was filmed here and the village below was the location for the movie 'Chocolat'. I have been doing all the driving since leaving Condom as Steve came down with the flu and had two days of feeling lousy but is now on the mend. I've really nailed this left hand drive manual geared car. I must admit to having stalled it a couple of times, usually at stop signs at busy intersections with cars behind. And I have turned the odd corner onto the wrong side of the road, but apart from that I'm quite enjoying driving through this beautiful part of France and most of the time Steve feels quite comfortable and safe.
At Beynac we took an hour long cruise on a replica cargo boat on the Dordogne River. We passed lots of people in canoes and kayaks. The river was running quite fast and they all appeared to be enjoying themselves. We later made enquiries at the canoe hire place and found out there is a three day canoe/overnight camping trip to be done. The river is really lovely with treed banks and the occasional gentle rapid and the odd Chateau to be spotted along the way. Maybe a good reason to come back next year!
At the moment I am unable to share any photos of our travels on this blog, For some reason we are unable to upload photos from our camera onto our Samsung tablet. Perhaps we are doing something wrong but it just won't read the SD card. It all worked perfectly at home, but not here, not now, not when we really want it to work! We're still working on that problem. Steve has been able to upload a photo from our mobile phone, hence the photo of the view from our hotel in Condom.
Our 'Camino Companion', Anita, arrived in Paris tonight on a straight through flight from Brisbane. She has three nights in Paris and we have three days travelling in our hire car before meeting up in Boyonne for the train to St Jean. Only 4 days now until the start of our Camino.
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The highlight was Beynac, a small medieval village on the banks of the Dordogne river. A steep climb through the village streets lead to an amazing castle built atop an escarpment which at varying times has housed both French and British Kings.
The movie 'Joan of Arc' was filmed here and the village below was the location for the movie 'Chocolat'. I have been doing all the driving since leaving Condom as Steve came down with the flu and had two days of feeling lousy but is now on the mend. I've really nailed this left hand drive manual geared car. I must admit to having stalled it a couple of times, usually at stop signs at busy intersections with cars behind. And I have turned the odd corner onto the wrong side of the road, but apart from that I'm quite enjoying driving through this beautiful part of France and most of the time Steve feels quite comfortable and safe.
At Beynac we took an hour long cruise on a replica cargo boat on the Dordogne River. We passed lots of people in canoes and kayaks. The river was running quite fast and they all appeared to be enjoying themselves. We later made enquiries at the canoe hire place and found out there is a three day canoe/overnight camping trip to be done. The river is really lovely with treed banks and the occasional gentle rapid and the odd Chateau to be spotted along the way. Maybe a good reason to come back next year!
At the moment I am unable to share any photos of our travels on this blog, For some reason we are unable to upload photos from our camera onto our Samsung tablet. Perhaps we are doing something wrong but it just won't read the SD card. It all worked perfectly at home, but not here, not now, not when we really want it to work! We're still working on that problem. Steve has been able to upload a photo from our mobile phone, hence the photo of the view from our hotel in Condom.
Our 'Camino Companion', Anita, arrived in Paris tonight on a straight through flight from Brisbane. She has three nights in Paris and we have three days travelling in our hire car before meeting up in Boyonne for the train to St Jean. Only 4 days now until the start of our Camino.
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Sounds delightful!!! I can just picture it!!
ReplyDeleteIt really is good, picture perfect. Had a Facebook chat to Prinnie last night, she was exhausted.
ReplyDeleteYour 4 photos have come through beautifully. Looks magnificent. has Steve had the same flu I am just having. Can't get rid of it. Even had a flu needle !!!!!
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