We started the day by travelling on our first N road which was quite an experience on a Monday morning leaving a large city but we needed to cross the river. Within minutes we were on a very quiet country road running alongside the river Garonne. We rejoined the Canal du Midi just south of Agen. Our coffee break was in Valence d'Agen. These breaks are usually in scruffy old bars but today was the most superb upmarket steakhouse and cafe. Just to show how posh it was it had a chaize longue at the rear of the building. We arrived in Montech in early afternoon to discover the tourist Information office was closed for the day - Monday seems a bit like Sunday! Fortunately we had a number to call for a chambre d'hote in the country. On arriving at The Fig Farm at Grisolles (our abode for the night) we were warmly greeted with beer and soft drinks and once the son of the farmer realised we were Scottish he showed us all his scrap books of his journeys to Scotland. All we really wanted was a bath but they were so kind and welcoming. usual Monday night -no restaurants open so we ended up having pizza and wine in a street cafe. They gave us a basket of figs to enjoy in our room (wondered if we would be able to leave the room the next day!)
Distance: 88.5k
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