Our first taste of the Dordogne region was at breakfast this morning, where our charming hostess Francoise served us homemade breads, jams, and rice pudding along with an omelette, fresh strawberries and orange juice. I think I'm eating more for breakfast here than I normally eat at home for breakfast and lunch combined.
The more we travel, the more I'm convinced of how small a world it is. We had breakfast this morning with a young couple from Portland who not only live close to where I grew up, but who are also biking their way through an area of France (the Dordogne valley, as opposed to the Loire valley where we'll be biking). They're doing it on their own, however, without the assistance of a support van, and had some interesting stories to tell.
After breakfast we drove to Sarlat for a quick visit, to see the city sights we hadn't been able to see last night and to do a little shopping in the stores that hadn't been open. We spent the afternoon paddling/floating down the Dordogne river in a canoe. It was a very relaxing and lazy way to see some of the chateaux and castles in this area. This is obviously a very favorite pastime as there were a flotilla of canoes floating down the river! We stopped at one small town, La Roque-Gageac, on our way downriver and wandered through its quaint alleyways. We also visited the Chateau du Beynac after our river trip (high on a hill above the town).
Tomorrow we're on our way to the Loire valley for a brief stop before heading to Normandy.
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