Day 5
Woke up late, Jill made breakfast of roasted potatoes and eggs, then off to a late start to tour the Ségala region.
The Ségala is east of where we are. We descended into Gagnac and made a right, up the Cére river. The whole area is pretty much uninhabited and totally untouristed. We traveled much of the same route when we were here 4 years ago.
The Ségala is east of where we are. We descended into Gagnac and made a right, up the Cére river. The whole area is pretty much uninhabited and totally untouristed. We traveled much of the same route when we were here 4 years ago.
Once you cross south over the Cére, it’s beautiful, with just dairy cattle, farms, and small villages.
Stopped and picked wildflowers with Kristen, then stopped for a soda at a campground, where English was being spoken. I spoke to the bartender, who told us it was a campground for people from Holland, as he was. He spoke perfect English. I told him I thought it was a British place, because there were “Happy Hour” signs up – he said “Happy Hour” is a universal language and all the Dutch love it because “Everyone knows people from Holland are cheap”!
Stopped and picked wildflowers with Kristen, then stopped for a soda at a campground, where English was being spoken. I spoke to the bartender, who told us it was a campground for people from Holland, as he was. He spoke perfect English. I told him I thought it was a British place, because there were “Happy Hour” signs up – he said “Happy Hour” is a universal language and all the Dutch love it because “Everyone knows people from Holland are cheap”!
As the Magic 8 Ball would say, 'All signs point to Yes'
Told him we were in Amsterdam a few years ago – he said he’d never been there!!! He’s from a small, church-oriented town.
Stopped in Sousseyrac, where we plan to go to a Michelin “Bib Gourmand” restaurant in a few days. Drove back to Gagnac through Glanes again.
Stopped in Sousseyrac, where we plan to go to a Michelin “Bib Gourmand” restaurant in a few days. Drove back to Gagnac through Glanes again.
Came home and filled up a kiddie pool for Kristen, and went in ourselves. Nice and cool on a hot day.
We had brought the pool over from home and thought we were so clever – till we saw the exact same pool in LeClerc for the same price.
I met the new Belgian neighbors yesterday, who are nice, and pretty fluent in English. They’re about 50-55, from Flanders, and it takes them about 8 hours to drive here. They have some friends down for the week.
Went to dinner at Belle Rive in Port Gagnac, where we had eaten 4 years ago. A husband – wife place. Except this time, the wife was waiting on about 20-30 people, solo, pretty flawlessly. At least till it was time to return the check, when I think she was putting the kids to bed and took too long.
But the star of the evening was the food, and the perfect evening for outdoor dining. Scallops and leeks, steak with mushroom / vegetable-stuffed ravioli, and crème bruléé. A bottle of Glanes wine was about $10. Total bill 91€. Jill liked it better than Chateau Mercuès.
Came home to drunken Belgians stargazing in the driveway.
P.S. Bought a bottle of Chateau Mercuès wine at LeClerc today for 9€ - it was 25€ at the Chateau. Also have been enjoying many great cheeses, too many to list.
Day 6 >>>
I met the new Belgian neighbors yesterday, who are nice, and pretty fluent in English. They’re about 50-55, from Flanders, and it takes them about 8 hours to drive here. They have some friends down for the week.
Went to dinner at Belle Rive in Port Gagnac, where we had eaten 4 years ago. A husband – wife place. Except this time, the wife was waiting on about 20-30 people, solo, pretty flawlessly. At least till it was time to return the check, when I think she was putting the kids to bed and took too long.
But the star of the evening was the food, and the perfect evening for outdoor dining. Scallops and leeks, steak with mushroom / vegetable-stuffed ravioli, and crème bruléé. A bottle of Glanes wine was about $10. Total bill 91€. Jill liked it better than Chateau Mercuès.
Came home to drunken Belgians stargazing in the driveway.
P.S. Bought a bottle of Chateau Mercuès wine at LeClerc today for 9€ - it was 25€ at the Chateau. Also have been enjoying many great cheeses, too many to list.
Day 6 >>>