Day 17

Left our bnb about 9 30 after checking tyres etc using the equipment provided by the bnb Short trip back to canal towpath which we then followed for most of the day Found a place on the canal for coffee and ended up chatting to some English - one woman had a flat in Parkstone ! Not many boats on the canal at first and where there were boats it looked like a boat graveyard ! but a little more action as we travelled further down the canal ( le lateral canal de la Garonne ) Passed several locks all manned by people living in lockeepers houses but only saw one with boats going through. Day became windy with a real headwind so progress harder than you would think since the route was flat ! Stopped in an old town called Damazan to buy lunch - Sue and I were buying bread and decided to buy 2 apple slices - an American tourist behind us  heard us discussing 2 between 4 and then saw Sue counting out her money and said to me - ‘ would you like me to get you another two ! ‘ We must have looked like real of poor old things! 

We had a picnic near a pretty lake before rejoining the canal. We are now carrying a selection of food including butter mayo salt pepper teabags coffee so having set off travelling light we now carry all the food we can’t face throwing ! 

Finally arrived in Agen about 4 30 - found our basement apartment which is in a lovely old building but really nice and modern inside with a little private garden where we can store the bikes Out for a beer then Steve our chef cooked Carbonara - finally managed to eat at 8 30 

Steve and Andy looking forward to the rugby tomorrow Sue and I thinking of a massage ! 

Total today 46 miles Total for trip 669

Beer in Agen

Leaving this morning

Boats in the lock

Aqueduct coming into Agen - longest in France