You can see the Lot from here

I woke up to the most fantastic sunny day. The sky was bright blue without a cloud in sight. Down the lane, hunters fired shots at deer and the sound of hunting dogs barking filled the air. After a late breakfast we headed out by car to explore the pretty village of Puy-l’Eveque where an old fellow sold chestnuts in the car park and we contemplated buying a ruined house on a steep hill. From here we saw a signpost to Les Arques, which was the setting of a book about life in the Lot which we had all read so we headed off to find it. We passed a beautiful village and chateau on the way. The town of Les Arques itself was very pretty, and we spent some time wandering around trying to place the locations described in the book. We tried to follow three rather large French women into their kitchen to ask directions to the restaurant but thought better of it. Particularly interesting was the old church and the sculptures by local wartime artist, Zadkine.

We traced a route back towards the Lot, and then followed the road along the winding banks of the river to Luzech and then on to Cahors, which is a large, bustling metropolis in comparison to the other places we had visited.

Back to the house for another great evening of fantastic food, fine wine, delightful company and a cosy, wood-burning stove, all rounded off with cleansing lager. All in all a great day.