The start of a pilgrimage

Continuing on South, we have decided to head for Lourdes, not for the cricket mind you but to visit some ancient shrine and drink from a fountain. For years millions of people have visited this place so we thought we should go and see what it was all about.

We have toured the bastide town of Monpazier before moving down South of Bordeaux to Bazas. Here we came a cross a music festival and were very happy to encounter a street band playing oompah loompah music.

From here we have moved South East to a place called Marciac. Home to an enormous Jazz festival that starts here tomorrow. Unfortunately there will be no room at the inn tomorrow so we will be on route to Lourdes early in the morning.

We hope to cross the Pyranees into Spain later this week. The heat is getting to Jane and the dog so we won't venture too far in. A brief venture to Andorra and then back into France on this occasion.

In the pool yesterday, Kirsty learnt to swim without armbands, using a mask and snorkel and Peter went in just in armbands.