118 km
In the south of Castelnau-Montratier an impressive church with a large cupola is overlooking the valley. From that point the cycle track was descending until the Tarn and Garonne valley. Both rivers join near Moisssac and also a canal, that is a continuation of the Canal du Midi. The cycle route follows the canal some kilometers until Malauae and then crosses the Garonne near Auvillar. Some pedestrian pilgrims are on the route here as well as in the next villages like Flamarens and Miradoux. In Lectoure an electrical driven cycle overtook me with rather high speed on an ascending part of the road. I wonder if the energy in the battery is sufficient for one day and if the battery is full overnight.
Lecture is -as many of the pilgrims villages- situated on the top of an hill. Pilgrims disappear here under the tourist crowds.
The Cathedral St. Gervais is the optical center of the town.
In the next village Terraube is quiet again and the cycle route has ups and downs, each with an height difference of about 60 meters.
At the end of the day I arrived on a camping with a lot of French disco music, due to the BBQ party. I could not join, because everyone had to being his own meat.
Paul
In the south of Castelnau-Montratier an impressive church with a large cupola is overlooking the valley. From that point the cycle track was descending until the Tarn and Garonne valley. Both rivers join near Moisssac and also a canal, that is a continuation of the Canal du Midi. The cycle route follows the canal some kilometers until Malauae and then crosses the Garonne near Auvillar. Some pedestrian pilgrims are on the route here as well as in the next villages like Flamarens and Miradoux. In Lectoure an electrical driven cycle overtook me with rather high speed on an ascending part of the road. I wonder if the energy in the battery is sufficient for one day and if the battery is full overnight.
Lecture is -as many of the pilgrims villages- situated on the top of an hill. Pilgrims disappear here under the tourist crowds.
The Cathedral St. Gervais is the optical center of the town.
In the next village Terraube is quiet again and the cycle route has ups and downs, each with an height difference of about 60 meters.
At the end of the day I arrived on a camping with a lot of French disco music, due to the BBQ party. I could not join, because everyone had to being his own meat.
Paul
