June 5th Rocamadour



 We say goodbye to Bordeaux and head for Rocamadour via Lasalt where a lot of prehistoric cave paintings are located. No stopping except for a bathroom break that was needed by all by the time we found one. Thank you MacDonalds  


Then a country road ride that I liked but was hell on Jessica’s neck. Luckily I had a neck brace from my Camino experience. 


We do get to Rocamadour which is a chateau high on a mountain cliff with a mid evil village below it. A UNESCO site. So we rest and then explore both. Here are the photos. 

From the village at night. 

Ditto

Village before night

On our way to eat


From the road leading there

The village from the chateau’s ramparts. Scary for me. 

Tomorrow we visit a different
Prehistoric cave that we will travel through by boat. 


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