No rush at all this morning. We cook toast without setting off the smoke alarm having finally cleared the grill of residue from the sausage fire in Limoges. Ali makes use of the site's washing machine before we set off to explore Le Truel. The site exits straight onto a bridge which offers lovely views up and down the Tarn. We pass the failed Passion and decide our shady riverbank pitch is the better location despite not being free. Ambling along the footpat...

At 09:00 Ali goes to the shop to meet Cathy who runs this Passion called Lou Coussinhol. They make cheese, creme fraiche and other dairy products. Today we plan on going to Le Truel, a little village on the banks of the Tarn, but first we need LPG and diesel, which we find at Olemps, just off the main road south of Rodez. From here it's back into the mountain passes on the D902 and D25 to Salmeich and around the Lac de Villefranche, all rural and beautiful in ...