We left the mountains this morning and cycled back down to Lourdes before relocating to Toulouse.
The (recent) idea for the next part of the tour is to explore the Haut-Languedoc by way of the newly created Passa Païs cycle route.
From its website,
“The PassaPaïs cycle route is a greenway that crosses through the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc. It follows a former railway line along its whole length, so you can ride along peacefully for almost 80km on a safe path, appreciating a mosaic of landscapes, going from moderate mountains, forests, hedge-divided fields and moors to garrigues (Mediterranean scrubland).”
We thought that sounded interesting and it will complete the transition from the (surprising) chilly southern parts of the Midi-Pyrenees to the far sunnier climes of the Languedoc.
We ate at L’Entecôte, the big and popular Toulouse restaurant where you queue up for the only thing on the menu - steak and chips. The only question from the waitress (they were all female) is “Quel cuisson? (How cooked do you like it?)”
Today’s pic - packing up