Day 51 Friday 9th July:
The storm forecasted for overnight didn’t eventuate, but we did have a rock band playing on the river bank next to us late into the night. A good night sleep was had with the morning presenting an overcast sky.
A prehistoric day today! We will be tracing the River Vezere through the where man has dwelt for the past 200 centuries! You can understand why Neanderthal, or whoever, arrived here and decided not to leave – caves, water, good soil, rich resources – everything required to sustain a large population group.
Many stops, photos, sites etc before arriving at Les Eyzies-de-Taya-Sireuit for lunch. We visited “Roque Saint Christophe” cliff site, then to the troglodyte village La Madeleine, and then Tursac where we were most impressed with the “Roc de Cazelle”. All very interesting and impressive – the time span on habitation is staggering.
The very picturesque but narrow road this morning nearly jolted us out of our complacency! On a corner a large passenger bus took most of our road, but “skilful driving “ , our front RHS wheel off the verge and our right front corner millimetres from a rock face, danger and damage was averted. The “brown Chords” were nearly needed but all remained cool in the crisis. We needed to reverse our, as did the car behind. It maybe the price we have to pay in venturing out onto smaller scenic routes.
This afternoon we stopped off at Limenil, the point at which the Vezere River runs into the Dordogne River. We walked to the hilltop village, looked at the famous garden at the top of the ramparts and then mossied back down to the river for a wade. So lovely and refreshing. We looked at staying the night but there was very little shade so we moved on to Tremolat to the Aire. There was shade here so we called into play the 4.00 pm rule and decided to stay.
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