Alan is Neils second cousin. He and Heather have lived all over the world and have lived for 19 years in a beautiful farmhouse in Martiel, south of Figeac which is on our route. We stayed with them 5 years ago and they are wonderful hosts and we really enjoy their company, so we were excited to return. Alan met us near Figeac and drove us home where we had a glorious swim in their pool, a super supper and watched Ireland v Tonga. Saturday morning I awoke to Neil singing the Irish national anthem. Honestly !
We had the perfect non cycling day with Heather looking after us. Neil and Alan took Neils bike in to have his gears fixed while I did the laundry. We all went to lunch in a beautiful restaurant garden owned by a friend of Heathers. The owner, Marian, was a real character and lunch lasted from 1 to 5. In the evening we all chilled swapping stories. It was so relaxing and the perfect rest day.
Ceri's Blog with Neil 