Another day in our campervanning adventures around the South of France started with an early morning dog walk, as we had a long drive ahead of us.
On the way, we stopped off to see the village of Rocamadour which sits on the side of a cliff and is renowned for its religious buildings. Unfortunately, we thought it was far too hot to walk the pooch around the streets so we decided to just view it by parking at the l’Hospitalet. It is quite magestic looking and amazing how it clings to the side of the cliff.
l'Hospitalet is the site of an old hospital originally built for pilgrims who stopped over on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The ruins are still there as is the small chapel, which was restored in the 15th century. I love to walk around ruins. Unfortunately, the chapel gates were locked so I couldn't get in to walk around the yard.
As it was the pooch's birthday, we also stopped at the side of a river that we had spotted along the way to let the pooch have a good swim and a cool off.
We then realised that most of the campsites would be closed by the time we got to our destination so we decided to book ourselves into a hotel for the night.
A welcome meal and a proper shower was most appreciated. Some of the campsite showers are fine but they switch themselves off after a minute so you spend all your time switching them back on again!
Anyway, we are all nice and clean and ready for tomorrow.
