Riding to the Med: Day 21

Had a rather difficult breakfast - had to hunt for someone to serve, most food already eaten but croissants produced, asked for more bread and waited and waited to no avail so went in search of guy who was cooking more bread ! Finally set off down Canal du Midi tow path and followed until Le Seuil de Naurouze - the water shed where the water flows both ways to Atlantic and Med Sue and I were particularly underwhelmed by this feature but had a good coffee in the restaurant ! Tow path became rough so decided to follow a road route for a while Road quite unpleasant and busy and when we stopped for lunch we could see the canal and towpath across a field so we decided to give it a go - this involved climbing a road barrier and getting ourselves and bikes down the bank to the path

All went well - the path wasn’t too rough but sadly I think my tyre had got punctured on the bank so Andy had to do a quick repair This part of the canal was really quite lively with boats and people and the odd cafe - much more as we had imagined it . Finally when we still had 10 miles to go we returned to the road and cycled into Carcassonne Another hectic time getting through the city - arrived at our apartment in an old house just as the owner (South African so no language problem !) was cycling down the street to meet us

Good digs - 2 beds and 2 baths - luxury

Into Carcassonne for a beer then Sue and Steve cooked again (Andy and I are the planners!)

Day off in Carcassonne tomorrow then only 2 more cycling days we think