Since this is part 2 of Days 18-20, if you haven’t seen that post I did a little while ago, you might want to go back one. I have a little over an hour and relatively good wifi so am going to try and catch up.
First some more photos from Saint Cirq Lapopie:
These two were taken from the dormer windows in our gite last night. My new friend E, from Brussels, and I had the room to ourselves. She is walking much faster than I am so we may not cross paths again. But we will stay in touch through What’s App messages. And I hope I will see her in November. She recommended we take a day trip from Paris to Brussels and she will show us around.
Quick aside. Or maybe not so quick since I tend to be verbose. I am sitting outside on a large deck of this cafe, with my afternoon beer, and there is the most delightful breeze blowing. It finally feels like fall may be in the air here. Oh, please, let it be so. I am so looking forward to walking in cooler weather. More on appreciating the small things later. Now back to regularly scheduled programming.
More photos from St. Cirq Lapopie, taken this morning before the village really woke up.
Dawn out those same dormer windows.Morning light out the breakfast room window.The path back down the cliff from St. Cirq Lapopie. If you ever travel to this part of France, don’t miss this, or the Chemin de harlage. You can drive to both 🙂More of the path down.Scenes from this afternoon’s walk back to Cabrerets.
Okay. Now to back up a couple of days. I don’t think I have had time to write about or share pictures from Marcilhac-sur-Cele or the incredible walk there. If I ever forget where I am and tell you something I’ve already shared, just skip over it! It’s a hassle to go back and forth between posts and figure out just what I have and haven’t talked about.
I remember writing about arriving in Espagnac, and getting a quick peek in the church. Here are a few photos from the next morning, September 14:
This was where we washed our breakfast dishes. Just a stone slab with a hole in the back for drainage.Okay, that is a ridiculous photo of me, but it shows you how far I have to go! The first climb of the day was intense. And then we walked along cliffs. Most of the time it was okay, a handful of times I had to use the mantra, “just focus on the path!”Looking back down at Espagnac St. Eulalie.Cliff alert! This is absolutely as close as I get!Still up along the cliffs. This is called Fontaine la Causse, I think. I can’t tell you much more about it!Part two of the fountain.See that cliff over there? The path went right under it. As you will see in the next pictures.Yes. I did this. Be very proud of me. If thousands of other people do it every year, so can I! That’s what I keep telling myself when there is a challenging or scary bit.
Another aside. The wind is so chilly I am actually wearing my fleece! Come on, fall!!
Structures were built into the cliffs all along here.Looking up.This kind of felt like a portal into another world. But since I am still here, I guess it wasn’t. Or maybe it was?The four photos above are coming down into St. Sulpice, built right into the cliff. If you look closely you can see how some of the structures are built with the cliff as the back wall. And perhaps caves behind that are part of the house?More from St. Sulpice.These next photos are from Marcilhac-Sur-Cele
In Marcilhac there are the ruins of a Romanesque church that was part of the Abbey adjacent to the still intact and active Gothic church. It was very cool.
Those clouds!We were served this exact same meal the night before in Espagnac. Good thing it was delicious! Ratatouille and local sausage.This apple crumble was SOOOO good! She crumbled speculoos cookies on top. I’ll have to try that.
Okay. I’m done. I think I’m as caught up as I’m going to be, and it is almost dinner time. One more photo from this afternoon’s walk, back on the theme of appreciating the little things. I walked by this gorgeous bush. No idea what it is. I’ve really started to notice the colors changing in the last couple of days. Thanks for reading if you’ve gotten this far! See you next time I have wifi.
First of all, my favorite picture so far is the “ridiculous” one of you because it’s great to see your lovely face. So lovely to read about and see all of your journey. Miss you!
babartlett 
absolutely thrilling to see these..I’m just in awe looking at what you’re sharing… amazing ! thank you for making such wonderful journals !
First of all, my favorite picture so far is the “ridiculous” one of you because it’s great to see your lovely face. So lovely to read about and see all of your journey. Miss you!