A long and winding road

We experienced what may have been a first today - we were actually on the road 20 minutes earlier than our planned departure time! Usually we leave at least 20 minutes late, no matter what we do :-) Today we travelled the shortest route (according to Michelin) from Moissac to Lodève which was very scenic but quite wiggly. Much of it goes through the Parc Naturel Régional des Grands Causses which consists of a largish chunk of the southernmost portion of the massif central.

Lunch was eaten on a bench in St-Sernin-sur-Rance where the view was impressive. Not too long before getting to Lodève, we crossed a pass and felt that we had entered another world. The landscape became much rockier and drier and the vegetation changed completely. It felt very much like places we've been in Arizona.

Our suite at the Hôtel du Nord in Lodève is huge and suits us very well. Tonight's dinner was across the street at Sauveurs du Grand Sud which serves Moroccan-inspired cuisine. We both had one of their grandes salades, Steve's with brochette d'agneau and Susan's with merguez. All of this was washed down with a 50 cl bottle of nice Côteaux du Languedoc. The weather today was a very pleasant 2.5.


Crossing the canal in Moissac for the last time


Lunch spot in St-Sernin-sur-Rance


Susan at the highest point of today's journey