Couple of weeks ago me and a mate tooka 5 day tour of SW France.
After a planned trip to Maroc had been postponed, Phil & myself decided to pop off for a little meander. The only proviso was to stick to "B" roads and avoid major routes where possible. The weather forecast looked good and, with no agenda or route we were off. The first day we ended up at what has become a "Dregs Favourite" , Camping Chon du Tarn near Florac.
DAY 01 Route
The story unfolds......
We waited until late morning but, the good weather hadn't arrived yet so, we set off in the dismal drizzle arriving at Rocadmadour for a roadside planning conflab.
Phil had'nt ridden the Gorge du Tarn so the obvious destination for the first day was Florac. On route we spotted one of those tourist signs for Conques so decided that would be a good place for coffee. It was
CONQUES HIGH STREET
It turned out that Conques is on the Pilgramige Route "Santiago de Compostela" so the next 20 kms was spent avoiding the christian masses amidst the lanes.
Phil and I were amazed to see water buffalo here.
I laughed so much
I couldn't ride as Phil rapidly mounted his bike and sped off when the bull in the herd charged us [IMG]http://tourdregs.net/phpbb/images/smilies/nobull****.gif[/IMG]
I thought we had drifted onto the set of the "Prisoner" when we saw these at our next stop at Saint Laurent D'Olt on the Le Lot.
We had a coffee but, it was in need of restoration just like the the exterior of the coffee shop.
We arrived at the top of the Gorge du Tarn - Point Sublime. Phil could hardly contain his excitement.
We had another coffee. The proprietor there was the rudest, grumpiest and most ignorant f*$% I had come across in a while. I took a dump (in his toilet) and didn't flush
By now the sun was starting its descent. We set off down into the Gorge. The traffic was the lightest had had seen in the Gorge and the roads were in excellent condition. We had a real BLAST to Florac
We arrived at the campsite to find Max Wall had arrived before us.
We set up camp anyway.
Out came the maps to see what tomorrow might bring.