Lot Valley

September 17th

We had planned a short leg through river gorges of the River Lot and mountains to Albi, but the low mountains proved boring and too demanding on the van. As the route from Albi to Carcassonne the next day was over higher mountains, I decided to cut back on to the Toulouse motorway, avoiding Albi and go direct to Carcassonne, gaining a day. Arrived there about 4 pm and parked up in the Aire shared with the bus station just below the City walls and ramparts.

We explored the outer walls that evening and walked around inside for awhile, orienting ourselves.