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Sunday, September 2, 2012
From Orleans to Cahors
At a quarter past seven, my alarmclock started beeping so I got out of
my bed and took a shower. Then I loaded my panniers on the bike and
got a nice breakfast with a view on my bike.
Nice breakfast
After breakfast, I checked out and let the Tomtom show me the way to
my next destination, Deltour Hotel in Cahors. After an hour riding
through small villages, I came on a nice freeway with not much traffic.
I programmed the Tomtom to avoid tollroads (peage in France) but this road
was not a peage. (so freeway is the right name  )
The freeway A20 to Cahors
The advantage of the freeway is that there are gas-stations with a shop and
a restaurant every 50 kilometer so after my tripmeter showed 160 km, I stopped
at a big gas-station "Relais de Mille Etangs" in Luant.
I filled my tank and then I parked the bike in front of the building to get some
coffee. Next to my bike was another BMW that belonged to a couple from the UK who
were also on their way to Spain.
Fuel and coffee stop in Luant
After another 150 km on the A20, I made another pitstop at "Relais de Porte Correze".
After filling the tank, I bought some sandwitches and a sportdrink before I got on
the road again.
Next fuel, eat and drink stop in Masseret
About 80 km before Cahors, the road became peage so I took the first exit and then
I enjoyed some very nice roads. A lot of curves that were nice at speed (don't
worry ma, a safe speed, not too fast) and great views.
After the nice freeway, the roads got better
After a while, I crossed the river "la Dordonge" near a small village "Lanzac". It was
a nice bridge so I stopped for soem pictures when a French guy with a camper arrived
at the bridge. I asked him if he would take my picture with my camera and he did.
At the bridge over "La Dordonge" near Lanzac
On the road to Cahors, I stopped at a strange building. First I thought it was a castle
but it looked much to new and it had a garage so I guess it is or weas someone his
dream that did not got finished. I wonder what the story behind it is.......
An unfinished castle/house
At ten minutes before three o'clock, I arrived at the hotel but the reception was
closed until 4 PM. I should have known because it was on the reservation but I did
not notice.
Deltour Hotel Cahors
Because I could not get my room yet, I got on the bike again and went into town. First
I went to the Pont Valentre. The most interesting building in Cahors. On my way to the
bridge, i stopped to get a picture of the river in the valley.
The river Lot, near the hotel
I parked the BMW close to the Pont Valentre and walked over the bridge to the other
side and took a lot of pictures.
That is me in front of the Pont Valentre in Cahors
The Pont Valentre was build from 1308 to 1378
It was very interesting to see this strange building. From the Pont Valentre, I went
to the city center and than back to the hotel. I checked in and left all my luggage in
my room to go to a restauarant on the other site of the street to get something to eat
and drink and then I went to my room again to work on my tripreport.
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